Mountain Chat
Oenanthe monticola
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusOenanthe (Wheatears and Allies)
- SpeciesOenanthe monticola (Mountain Chat)
The mountain chat or mountain wheatear (Myrmecocichla monticola) is a small insectivorous passerine bird that is endemic to southwestern Africa. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Chat sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 355 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Namib-Naukluft National Park
Familiar Chat
Oenanthe familiaris
Capped Wheatear
Oenanthe pileata
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
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 5 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mountain Chat in Namib-Naukluft National Park?
About 29% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Chat sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 355 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Mountain Chat in Namib-Naukluft National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Mountain Chat in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.