Bird
Pied Wheatear
Oenanthe pleschanka · Muscicapidae · Passeriformes
Best monthsMar–Maymost records
Records28,601in 34 countries
Most seen inUnited Arab Emirates6,522 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Pied Wheatear in brief
The pied wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka) is a bird of the Muscicapidae family — species of bird.
Across the 34 countries we cover it has 28,601 published records, most of them from the United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia and Kuwait. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in March, April and May and fall to their lowest in January and December.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
United Arab Emirates6,522 records · best Mar, Oct
Ethiopia3,365 records · best Nov, Dec
Kuwait2,842 records · best Mar, Apr
Kazakhstan2,380 records · best May, Apr
Mongolia2,205 records · best Jun, May
Russia2,154 records · best May, Jun
Bulgaria1,291 records · best May, Jun
Iran1,168 records · best Apr, Sep
Ukraine1,121 records · best May, Jun
Qatar737 records · best Mar, Oct
Saudi Arabia733 records · best Mar, Apr
Romania729 records · best May, Jun
Uzbekistan589 records · best Apr, May
Georgia574 records · best May, Apr
Oman551 records · best Nov, Oct
Kyrgyzstan511 records · best Jul, Apr
Afghanistan172 records · best Oct, Sep
Bahrain145 records · best Apr, Mar
Azerbaijan137 records · best May, Apr
Tajikistan125 records · best May, Jun
Somalia118 records · best Jan, Mar
Djibouti112 records · best Oct, Mar
Armenia56 records · best May, Apr
Iraq43 records · best Mar, Apr
Turkmenistan42 records · best May, Apr
Sudan31 records · best Jan, Mar
Yemen31 records · best Oct, Feb
Lebanon28 records · best Apr, Mar
Eritrea25 records · best Feb, Mar
Moldova19 records · best May, Apr
Egypt18 records · best Feb, Apr
Syria15 records · best Apr, Mar
Iceland9 records · best Oct, Jan
Seychelles3 records · best Nov, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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