Isabelline Wheatear
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Isabelline Wheatear

Oenanthe isabellina

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
163 Verified records at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The isabelline wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina) is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher in the family Muscicapidae. It is a migratory insectivorous bird. Its habitat is steppe and open countryside and it breeds in southern Russia and Central Asia to northern Pakistan, wintering in Africa and northwestern India. It is a very rare vagrant to western Europe. In colouring it resembles a female northern wheatear but it is larger at 15–16.5 centimetres (5.9–6.5 in) in length, more upright and more tawny in colour, and has more black on its tail. The term isabelline refers to the parchment-like colouration. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Isabelline Wheatear sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 163 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Capped Wheatear
LC

Capped Wheatear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oenanthe pileata

20–30% · Possible
Northern Wheatear
LC

Northern Wheatear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oenanthe oenanthe

10–20% · With luck
Abyssinian Wheatear
LC

Abyssinian Wheatear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oenanthe lugubris

10–20% · With luck
Pied Wheatear
LC

Pied Wheatear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oenanthe pleschanka

<5% · Rare
Familiar Chat
LC

Familiar Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oenanthe familiaris

Insufficient data
Northern Anteater-Chat
LC

Northern Anteater-Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myrmecocichla aethiops

20–30% · Possible
White-browed Robin-Chat
LC

White-browed Robin-Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cossypha heuglini

20–30% · Possible
White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher

White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dioptrornis fischeri

20–30% · Possible
Silverbird
LC

Silverbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Empidornis semipartitus

10–20% · With luck
African Gray Flycatcher
LC

African Gray Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bradornis microrhynchus

10–20% · With luck
African Stonechat
LC

African Stonechat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saxicola torquatus

10–20% · With luck
Spotted Morning-Thrush
LC

Spotted Morning-Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cichladusa guttata

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
50–60%
2 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
30–40%
3 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
4 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
5 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
6 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
7 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
8 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
9 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
10 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
11 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
12 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
13 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
14 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
15 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
<5%
16 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
17 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
18 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
19 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
20 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
21 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
22 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
23 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
24 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
25 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
26 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
27 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
28 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
29 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
30 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
31 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Isabelline Wheatear in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Isabelline Wheatear sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 163 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Isabelline Wheatear in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

February has the highest sighting rate for Isabelline Wheatear in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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