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Waar om te sien

Waar om die Antarctic Tern in Suid-Afrika te sien

Gashere het die Antarctic Tern gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs Addo Elephant National Park, Table Mountain National Park and Tsitsikamma National Park.

Sterna vittata · Least Concern

Antarctic Tern
Foto: (c) Liam Quinn, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Beplan ’n reis

Wanneer en waar om die Antarctic Tern te vind

Gashere het die Antarctic Tern gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs Addo Elephant National Park, Table Mountain National Park and Tsitsikamma 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.

Waar om oor te bly

  • Selfry
    Verblyfplekke in Eastern Cape
    Eastern Cape
  • SelfryMalariavry
    Verblyfplekke in Western Cape
    Western Cape

Hoe om te kyk

Ry self

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

IUBN Rooi Lys

Least Concern

Spesie

Sterna vittata

Waarnemings

78

iNaturalist-waarnemings

Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.

Vrae wat reisigers vra

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

Which parks and reserves are best for the Antarctic Tern in South Africa?

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Antarctic Tern at stays in or beside Addo Elephant National Park, Table Mountain National Park, Tsitsikamma National Park, Garden Route National Park and West Coast 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 Antarctic Tern in South Africa?

The Antarctic Tern is most recorded in Western Cape (94% of records), Eastern Cape (6% of records), based on 78 iNaturalist observations. 13 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Antarctic Tern on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the Antarctic Tern?

Sightings of the Antarctic Tern peak from Jun to Sep, based on 78 iNaturalist records. You may still see it outside those months, sightings are just less frequent.

What is the conservation status of the Antarctic Tern?

The Antarctic Tern (Sterna vittata) is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

What is the Antarctic Tern?

The Antarctic tern (Sterna vittata) is a typical tern. It ranges throughout the southern oceans. It is very similar in appearance to the closely related Arctic tern, but is stockier, and the wing tips are grey instead of blackish in flight.

Verblyf wat teruggee

Waar om te bly vir ’n kans om die Antarctic Tern te sien

Elke verblyf op die Antarctic Tern-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