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Waar om die Fan-tailed Widowbird in Suid-Afrika te sien

Gashere het die Fan-tailed Widowbird gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park and iSimangaliso Wetland Park.

Euplectes axillaris

Fan-tailed Widowbird
Foto: (c) Shaun Swanepoel, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Beplan ’n reis

Wanneer en waar om die Fan-tailed Widowbird te vind

Gashere het die Fan-tailed Widowbird gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park and iSimangaliso Wetland 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.

Spesie

Euplectes axillaris

Waarnemings

655

iNaturalist-waarnemings

Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.

Vrae wat reisigers vra

’n Waarneming beteken dat ’n gasheer die Fan-tailed Widowbird op die eiendom of naby gesien het. Dit waarborg nooit dat jy dit sal sien nie.

Which parks and reserves are best for the Fan-tailed Widowbird in South Africa?

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Fan-tailed Widowbird at stays in or beside Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park and iSimangaliso Wetland 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 Fan-tailed Widowbird in South Africa?

The Fan-tailed Widowbird is most recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (73% of records), Mpumalanga (12% of records), Gauteng (8% of records), based on 655 iNaturalist observations. 10 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Fan-tailed Widowbird on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the Fan-tailed Widowbird?

Sightings of the Fan-tailed Widowbird peak from Oct to Feb, based on 655 iNaturalist records. You may still see it outside those months, sightings are just less frequent.

What is the Fan-tailed Widowbird?

The fan-tailed widowbird (Euplectes axillaris), also known as the red-shouldered widowbird, is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae, which is native to grassy and swampy areas of the tropical and subtropical Afrotropics.

Verblyf wat teruggee

Waar om te bly vir ’n kans om die Fan-tailed Widowbird te sien

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

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