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Whinchat

Saxicola rubetra

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Vatnajokull National Park
2 Verified records at Vatnajokull National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) is a small migratory passerine bird breeding in Europe and western Asia and wintering in central Africa. At one time considered to be in the thrush family, Turdidae, it is now placed in the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae. Both sexes have a strong supercilium, brownish upper parts mottled darker, a pale throat and breast, a pale buff to whitish belly, and a blackish tail with white bases to the outer tail feathers, but in the breeding season, the male has an orange-buff throat and breast. The whinchat is a solitary species, favouring open grassy country with rough vegetation and scattered small shrubs. It perches in elevated locations ready to pounce on the insects and other small invertebrates that form its diet. The nest is built by the female on the ground in coarse vegetation, with a clutch of four to seven eggs being laid. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Vatnajokull National Park

Northern Wheatear
LC

Northern Wheatear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oenanthe oenanthe

5–10% · With luck
European Robin
LC

European Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erithacus rubecula

<5% · Rare
Spotted Flycatcher
LC

Spotted Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa striata

Insufficient data
Red-flanked Bluetail
LC

Red-flanked Bluetail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Tarsiger cyanurus

Insufficient data
Redwing
LC

Redwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus iliacus

60–70% · Likely
Common Redpoll
LC

Common Redpoll

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Acanthis flammea

50–60% · Likely
Meadow Pipit
LC

Meadow Pipit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthus pratensis

50–60% · Likely
White Wagtail
LC

White Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla alba

50–60% · Likely
Common Raven
LC

Common Raven

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus corax

40–50% · Likely
Snow Bunting
LC

Snow Bunting

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Plectrophenax nivalis

10–20% · With luck
Goldcrest
LC Endemic

Goldcrest

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Regulus regulus

10–20% · With luck
Eurasian Wren
LC Endemic

Eurasian Wren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Troglodytes troglodytes

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Whinchat at Vatnajokull National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

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