Pied Wheatear

Oenanthe pleschanka

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
GenusOenanthe (Wheatears and Allies)
SpeciesOenanthe pleschanka (Pied Wheatear)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Murchison Falls National Park

1 Verified records at Murchison Falls National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The pied wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka) is a wheatear, a small insectivorous passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher (family Muscicapidae). This migratory central Asiatic wheatear occurs from the extreme southeast of Europe to China, and has been found wintering in India and northeastern Africa. It is a very rare vagrant to western Europe. The male is a boldly marked white-and-black bird. The white crown tinged with brown contrasts with the black face and throat and white rump. The female is browner, and the head is washed with sandy buff. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park

Oenanthe oenanthe

5–10% · With luck

Oenanthe isabellina

<5% · Rare

Oenanthe familiaris

Insufficient data

Empidornis semipartitus

Cichladusa guttata

Myrmecocichla nigra

Muscicapa aquatica

Saxicola rubetra

Cossypha heuglini

Bradornis pallidus

Melaenornis edolioides

5–10% · With luck

Erythropygia leucophrys

5–10% · With luck

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Pied Wheatear at Murchison Falls National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	40–50%
2	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
3	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
4	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
5	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	5–10%
6	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
7	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
8	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
9	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
10	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
11	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
12	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
13	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
14	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
15	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
16	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
17	Hemis National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
18	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
19	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
20	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	Insufficient data
21	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Insufficient data
22	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
23	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
24	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

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Pied Wheatear

Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park

Northern Wheatear

Isabelline Wheatear

Familiar Chat

Silverbird

Spotted Morning-Thrush

Sooty Chat

Swamp Flycatcher

Whinchat

White-browed Robin-Chat

Pale Flycatcher

Northern Black-Flycatcher

White-browed Scrub Robin

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found