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 Gonarezhou National Park
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Southern Black Flycatcher
Melaenornis pammelaina
Bearded Scrub Robin
Erythropygia quadrivirgata
Mocking Cliff Chat
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
Ashy Alseonax
Muscicapa caerulescens
Collared Palmthrush
Cichladusa arquata
Redcap Robinchat
Cossypha natalensis
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
African Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
White-Throated Robin-Chat
Cossypha humeralis
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Capped Wheatear at Gonarezhou 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