Mountain Wheatear

Oenanthe monticola Vieillot, 1818 — also called Mountain Chat. Occurrence records of the Mountain Wheatear are shared on GBIF from around 45 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Suikerbosrant Nature Reserve (858 records), in 7 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernMuscicapidae

45reserves with records

6 435records around them

7provinces

LCIUCN category

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Suikerbosrant Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	858
Marievale Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	GP Gauteng	646
Karoo National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	603
Augrabies Falls National ParkNational park	NC Northern Cape	477
Mountain Zebra National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	422
Korsman ConservancyPrivate game reserve	GP Gauteng	296
Verloren Valei Nature ReserveProtected area	MP Mpumalanga	290
Golden Gate Highlands National ParkNational park	FS Free State	287
Matjiesrivier Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	281
Tswalu Kalahari ReserveGame reserve	NC Northern Cape	262
Meyersdal KoppieNature reserve	GP Gauteng	236
CederbergProtected area	WC Western Cape	230
Cederberg Wilderness AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	224
Sneeuwberg Protected EnvironmentProtected area	FS Free State	211
Free State National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	FS Free State	193
Baviaanskloof Mega ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	132
Goegap Nature ReserveNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	127
Ingula Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	82
Middelpunt Nature ReserveProtected area	MP Mpumalanga	71
Greater Lakenvlei Protected EnvironmentProtected area	MP Mpumalanga	69
Wildlife Paws SOSWildlife sanctuary	MP Mpumalanga	66
Akkerendam Nature ReserveNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	63
Mokala National ParkNational park	NC Northern Cape	47
Vaaldam Nature ReserveProtected area	MP Mpumalanga	39
Ramskop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	37
Spitskop NatuurtuinNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	26
Aquila Safari Reserve DirectionsPrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	23
Aquila Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	23
Gamsberg Nature ReserveProtected area	NC Northern Cape	21
Seekoeivlei Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	13
Mount Currie Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	11
Alice Glockner Nature ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	11
Nooitgedacht Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	10
BeaverlacNature reserve	WC Western Cape	8
Sterkfontein Dam Nature ReserveProtected area	FS Free State	7
QwaQwa National ParkNational park	FS Free State	6
Drie Kuilen Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	5
Oorlogskloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	4
Olifantsvlei Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	3
ǀAi-ǀAis/Richtersveld Transfrontier ParkTransfrontier area	NC Northern Cape	3
Steenbokkie Private Nature ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	3
Pikkie Park ConservancyPrivate game reserve	FS Free State	3
Doornkop Fish and Wildlife ReserveGame reserve	MP Mpumalanga	2
Waterval PrivateNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2
Anysberg Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	2

By province

Western Cape: 12 reserves
Northern Cape: 9 reserves
Free State: 7 reserves
Mpumalanga: 7 reserves
Gauteng: 6 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 2 reserves
Eastern Cape: 2 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Scientific name: Oenanthe monticola
GBIF taxon: 5231248
Wikidata: Q672928

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.

Mountain Wheatear

Where it is recorded

By province

Taxonomy

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