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Waar om te sien

Waar om die Squacco Heron in Suid-Afrika te sien

Gashere het die Squacco Heron gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs Kruger National Park and iSimangaliso Wetland Park.

Ardeola ralloides

Squacco Heron
Foto: (c) Charles J Sharp , some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Beplan ’n reis

Wanneer en waar om die Squacco Heron te vind

Gashere het die Squacco Heron gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs Kruger National 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

Ardeola ralloides

Waarnemings

805

iNaturalist-waarnemings

Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.

Vrae wat reisigers vra

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

Which parks and reserves are best for the Squacco Heron in South Africa?

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Squacco Heron at stays in or beside Kruger National 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 Squacco Heron in South Africa?

The Squacco Heron is most recorded in Mpumalanga (25% of records), Gauteng (21% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (20% of records), based on 805 iNaturalist observations. 15 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Squacco Heron on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the Squacco Heron?

The Squacco Heron 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; iSimangaliso Wetland Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

What is the Squacco Heron?

The squacco heron (Ardeola ralloides) is a small heron, 44-47 cm (17-19 in) long, of which the body is 20-23 cm (7.9-9.1 in), with 80-92 cm (31-36 in) wingspan. It is of Old World origins, breeding in southern Europe and the Greater Middle East.

Verblyf wat teruggee

Waar om te bly vir ’n kans om die Squacco Heron te sien

Elke verblyf op die Squacco Heron-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