Where to see
Oenanthe isabellina
Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Isabelline Wheatear during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 2 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 3 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park
In Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park, Mongolia, about 70% of wildlife watchers report an Isabelline Wheatear sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Awash National Park and more
After Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an Isabelline Wheatear are in Awash National Park (Ethiopia, about 60%), Samburu National Reserve (Kenya, about 20%) and Tsavo East National Park (Kenya, about 20%). Outside Asia, the best option is Awash National Park in Africa (about 60%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are June in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park (about 80%), January in Awash National Park (about 80%) and January in Samburu National Reserve (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Isabelline Wheatear on a given day. Each park's Isabelline Wheatear page has the full month-by-month chart.
