Cederberg Wilderness Area
Western Cape · Best Sep to Apr
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Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
The giant kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima) is the largest kingfisher in Africa, where it is a resident breeding bird over most of the continent south of the Sahara Desert other than the arid southwest.
Spesie-insigte
Wanneer om te gaan
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Beste maandeEnige maand
Recorded in Western Cape~439 records
Curve from 1,684 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property and not from this province. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Waar jy dit sal kry
Mpumalanga and beyond
Provinces where Giant Kingfisher is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
1,688 records, iNaturalist
Parke waar gashere die Giant Kingfisher aanteken
Verblyfplekke wat teruggee
Regoor die Wes-Kaap
In Toto Retreat
Sedgefield · Vanaf R 2,200 per nag
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik
Drie Kuilen Nature Reserve
Montagu · Vanaf R 350 per nag
Giant Kingfisher hier aangeteken
Barry House on Riverton
Robertson · Vanaf R 1,155 per nag
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik
Bartholomeus Klip Farmhouse
Riebeek Valley, Riebeek West · Vanaf R 5,636 per nag
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik
Zwartberg View Mountain Lodge
Oudtshoorn · Vanaf R 5,060 per nag
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik
Coot Club
Stanford · Prys op aanvraag
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik
Bliss on the Bay (Pringle Bay)
Pringle Bay · Vanaf R 4,640 per nag
Giant Kingfisher hier aangeteken
Marloth Nature Reserve
Marloth Nature Reserve · Vanaf R 1,180 per nag
Giant Kingfisher hier aangeteken
Melkkamer Homestead, De Hoop
De Hoop Nature Reserve · Prys op aanvraag
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik
Keurbooms River Nature Reserve
Keurbooms River Nature Reserve · Vanaf R 2,170 per nag
Giant Kingfisher hier aangeteken
Cederberg - Kliphuis
Cederberg Wilderness Area · Vanaf R 180 per nag
Giant Kingfisher hier aangeteken
De Hoop Collection
De Hoop Nature Reserve · Prys op aanvraag
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik
Grootvadersbosch Campsites
Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve · Vanaf R 300 per nag
Giant Kingfisher hier aangeteken
Grootvadersbosch Cabins
Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve · Vanaf R 1,460 per nag
Giant Kingfisher hier aangeteken
Mbali Collection
Kogelberg Nature Reserve · Vanaf R 1,590 per nag
Giant Kingfisher hier aangeteken
Oudebosch Eco Cabins
Kogelberg Nature Reserve · Vanaf R 1,730 per nag
Giant Kingfisher hier aangeteken
Luiperd & Rooikat Cottages
Vrolijkheid Nature Reserve · Vanaf R 1,750 per nag
Giant Kingfisher hier aangeteken
Bakoorvos & Silwervos Cottages
Vrolijkheid Nature Reserve · Vanaf R 1,750 per nag
Giant Kingfisher hier aangeteken
Algeria Cottages
Cederberg Wilderness Area · Vanaf R 1,990 per nag
Giant Kingfisher hier aangeteken
Scolopia Cottage
Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve · Vanaf R 1,780 per nag
Giant Kingfisher hier aangeteken
Rietdak Cottage
Cederberg Wilderness Area · Vanaf R 1,580 per nag
Giant Kingfisher hier aangeteken
Waenhuis Cottage
Cederberg Wilderness Area · Vanaf R 960 per nag
Giant Kingfisher hier aangeteken
Garskraal Cottage
Cederberg Wilderness Area · Vanaf R 2,310 per nag
Giant Kingfisher hier aangeteken
Uitkyk Cottage
Cederberg Wilderness Area · Vanaf R 1,510 per nag
Giant Kingfisher hier aangeteken
The Cape Winelands
Volgende stop
Stellenbosch and Franschhoek vineyards, an hour up the N1
Sien plekke wat teruggeeBeplan ’n reis
Wanneer en waar om die Giant Kingfisher te vind
Gashere het die Giant Kingfisher gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs Cederberg Wilderness Area, Goukamma Nature Reserve and De Hoop Nature Reserve.
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
Megaceryle maxima
Waarnemings
1,688
iNaturalist-waarnemings
Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.
Vrae wat reisigers vra
’n Waarneming beteken dat ’n gasheer die Giant Kingfisher op die eiendom of naby gesien het. Dit waarborg nooit dat jy dit sal sien nie.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Giant Kingfisher in Western Cape?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Giant Kingfisher at stays in or beside Cederberg Wilderness Area, Goukamma Nature Reserve, De Hoop Nature Reserve, Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve, Kogelberg Nature Reserve and Vrolijkheid Nature Reserve and other reserves. 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 Giant Kingfisher in South Africa?
The Giant Kingfisher is most recorded in Mpumalanga (27% of records), Western Cape (26% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (18% of records), based on 1,688 iNaturalist observations. 40 places to stay on Spekboom in Western Cape have recorded the Giant Kingfisher on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Giant Kingfisher?
The Giant Kingfisher 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. Cederberg Wilderness Area: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Goukamma Nature Reserve: year-round, warm Oct-Apr; De Hoop Nature Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the Giant Kingfisher?
The giant kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima) is the largest kingfisher in Africa, where it is a resident breeding bird over most of the continent south of the Sahara Desert other than the arid southwest.