Northern Wheatear
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Northern Wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Samburu National Reserve
146 Verified records at Samburu National Reserve
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The northern wheatear or wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It is the most widespread member of the wheatear genus Oenanthe in Europe and North and Central Asia. The northern wheatear is a migratory insectivorous species breeding in open stony country in Europe and east across the Palearctic with footholds in northeastern Canada and Greenland as well as in northwestern Canada and Alaska. It nests in rock crevices and rabbit burrows. All birds spend most of their winter in Africa. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Wheatear sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 146 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve

Pied Wheatear
LC

Pied Wheatear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oenanthe pleschanka

20–30% · Possible
Isabelline Wheatear
LC

Isabelline Wheatear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oenanthe isabellina

10–20% · With luck
Brown-tailed Chat
LC

Brown-tailed Chat

Bird

Oenanthe scotocerca

<5% · Rare
Capped Wheatear
LC

Capped Wheatear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oenanthe pileata

Insufficient data
Spotted Morning-Thrush
LC

Spotted Morning-Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cichladusa guttata

40–50% · Likely
African Gray Flycatcher
LC

African Gray Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bradornis microrhynchus

30–40% · Possible
White-browed Scrub Robin

White-browed Scrub Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erythropygia leucophrys

20–30% · Possible
Spotted Flycatcher
LC

Spotted Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa striata

5–10% · With luck
Southern Black Flycatcher
LC

Southern Black Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melaenornis pammelaina

5–10% · With luck
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
LC

Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Monticola saxatilis

5–10% · With luck
Rufous Bush Chat

Rufous Bush Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erythropygia galactotes

5–10% · With luck
Gambaga Flycatcher
LC

Gambaga Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa gambagae

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
30–40%
2 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
30–40%
3 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
20–30%
4 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
5 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
6 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
7 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
8 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
10–20%
9 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
10 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
11 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
10–20%
12 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
13 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
14 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
15 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
16 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
17 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
18 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
19 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
10–20%
20 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
21 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
10–20%
22 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
23 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
24 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
25 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
26 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
27 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
28 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
29 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
5–10%
30 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
31 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
5–10%
32 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
5–10%
33 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
5–10%
34 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
5–10%
35 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
36 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
<5%
37 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
38 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
39 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
40 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
41 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
<5%
42 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
43 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
44 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
45 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
46 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
47 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
48 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
49 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
50 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
51 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
52 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
53 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
54 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Wheatear in Samburu National Reserve?

About 16% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Wheatear sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 146 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Northern Wheatear in Samburu National Reserve?

February has the highest sighting rate for Northern Wheatear in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.

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