Capped Wheatear
Oenanthe pileata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusOenanthe (Wheatears and Allies)
- SpeciesOenanthe pileata (Capped Wheatear)
The capped wheatear (Oenanthe pileata) is a small insectivorous passerine bird that is widely distributed over southern Africa. It was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now placed in the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Namib-Naukluft National Park
Familiar Chat
Oenanthe familiaris
Mountain Chat
Oenanthe monticola
Tractrac Chat
Emarginata tractrac
Chat Flycatcher
Bradornis infuscatus
Karoo Scrub-Robin
Tychaedon coryphoeus
Karoo Chat
Emarginata schlegelii
Short-toed Rock-Thrush
Monticola brevipes
Mariqua Flycatcher
Bradornis mariquensis
Kalahari Scrub Robin
Erythropygia paena
Herero Chat
Namibornis herero
African Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
Southern Anteater-Chat
Myrmecocichla formicivora
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Capped Wheatear at Namib-Naukluft National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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