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Waar om die Pink-backed Pelican in Suid-Afrika te sien

Gashere het die Pink-backed Pelican gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs Kruger National Park, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park and iSimangaliso Wetland Park.

Pelecanus rufescens

Pink-backed Pelican
Foto: (c) Timothy Whitehead, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Beplan ’n reis

Wanneer en waar om die Pink-backed Pelican te vind

Gashere het die Pink-backed Pelican gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs Kruger National Park, 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.

Waar om oor te bly

  • Selfry
    Verblyfplekke in Limpopo
    Limpopo
  • Verblyfplekke in KwaZulu-Natal
    KwaZulu-Natal

Hoe om te kyk

Ry self

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

Waar gashere dit aanteken

Spesie

Pelecanus rufescens

Waarnemings

434

iNaturalist-waarnemings

Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.

Vrae wat reisigers vra

’n Waarneming beteken dat ’n gasheer die Pink-backed Pelican op die eiendom of naby gesien het. Dit waarborg nooit dat jy dit sal sien nie.

Which parks and reserves are best for the Pink-backed Pelican in South Africa?

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Pink-backed Pelican at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, iSimangaliso Wetland Park and Ndumo Game Reserve. 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 Pink-backed Pelican in South Africa?

The Pink-backed Pelican is most recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (88% of records), Western Cape (6% of records), based on 434 iNaturalist observations. 7 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Pink-backed Pelican on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the Pink-backed Pelican?

The Pink-backed Pelican 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; Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep; iSimangaliso Wetland Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Ndumo Game Reserve: year-round, dry season May-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

What is the Pink-backed Pelican?

The pink-backed pelican (Pelecanus rufescens) is a bird of the pelican family. It is a resident breeder in the swamps and shallow lakes of Africa, southern Arabia, southern India and is apparently extirpated in Madagascar.

Verblyf wat teruggee

Waar om te bly vir ’n kans om die Pink-backed Pelican te sien

Elke verblyf op die Pink-backed Pelican-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