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Waar om te sien

Waar om die African Skimmer in Suid-Afrika te sien

Gashere het die African Skimmer gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs Kruger National Park.

Rynchops flavirostris

African Skimmer
Foto: (c) Wynand Uys, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Wynand Uys

Beplan ’n reis

Wanneer en waar om die African Skimmer te vind

Gashere het die African Skimmer gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs Kruger National Park.

Beste tye van die dag

  • Die eerste ure ná sonop, en laatmiddag. Voëls roep en vreet meestal in die koelte.
  • Middaguur. Stiller, veral in die somerhitte.

Hoe om te kyk

Ry self

Jou eie voertuig en pas, op die park se paaie.

Waar gashere dit aanteken

Spesie

Rynchops flavirostris

Waarnemings

88

iNaturalist-waarnemings

Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.

Vrae wat reisigers vra

’n Waarneming beteken dat ’n gasheer die African Skimmer op die eiendom of naby gesien het. Dit waarborg nooit dat jy dit sal sien nie.

Which parks and reserves are best for the African Skimmer in South Africa?

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the African Skimmer at stays in or beside Kruger National Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.

Where can you see the African Skimmer in South Africa?

The African Skimmer is most recorded in Mpumalanga (66% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (25% of records), Limpopo (7% of records), based on 88 iNaturalist observations. 4 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the African Skimmer on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the African Skimmer?

The African Skimmer is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

What is the African Skimmer?

The African skimmer (Rynchops flavirostris) is a near-threatened species of bird belonging to the skimmer genus Rynchops in the family Laridae. It is found along rivers, lakes and lagoons in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Verblyf wat teruggee

Waar om te bly vir ’n kans om die African Skimmer te sien

Elke verblyf op die African Skimmer-bladsy lys die spesies wat die gasheer op of naby die eiendom aangeteken het. ’n Aantekening is ’n waarneming, nooit ’n belofte nie.

Kyk waar om te bly