
Sooty Shearwater
The sooty shearwater (Ardenna grisea) is a medium-large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae.
Wissenswertes zu den Arten
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.
Curve from 66 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Sooty Shearwater is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
66 records, iNaturalist
Parks, in denen Gastgeber die Art Sooty Shearwater erfassen
Unterkünfte, die etwas zurückgeben
In ganz Südafrika
Sooty Shearwater hier erfasst
Sooty Shearwater hier erfasst
Sooty Shearwater hier erfasst
Sooty Shearwater hier erfasst
Sooty Shearwater hier erfasst
Sooty Shearwater hier erfasst
Sooty Shearwater hier erfasst
Sooty Shearwater hier erfasst
Sooty Shearwater hier erfasst
Sooty Shearwater hier erfasst
Sooty Shearwater hier erfasst
Sooty Shearwater hier erfasst
Sooty Shearwater hier erfasst
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Für Vogelbeobachter
Für Vogelbeobachter
Für Vogelbeobachter
Für Vogelbeobachter
Dry mountains, ostriches, and Calitzdorp's port wines
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Sooty Shearwater: wann und wo Sie die Art sehen
Gastgeber haben die Art Sooty Shearwater in oder bei Addo Elephant National Park, Table Mountain National Park and Kogelberg Nature Reserve erfasst.
Beste Tageszeiten
- Die ersten Stunden nach Sonnenaufgang und der späte Nachmittag. Vögel rufen und fressen am meisten in der Kühle.
- Mittags. Ruhiger, besonders in der Sommerhitze.
Wo Sie übernachten können
- Western CapeSelbstfahrerMalariafreiUnterkünfte in Western Cape
- Eastern CapeSelbstfahrerMalariafreiUnterkünfte in Eastern Cape
Möglichkeiten der Beobachtung
Selbst fahren
Eigenes Fahrzeug, eigenes Tempo, auf den Straßen des Parks.
Wo Gastgeber die Art erfassen
Rote Liste der IUCN
Near Threatened
Art
Ardenna grisea
Nachweise
66
iNaturalist-Beobachtungen
Jede Buchung auf Spekboom unterstützt den Naturschutz.
Häufige Fragen von Reisenden
Ein Nachweis bedeutet, dass ein Gastgeber die Art Sooty Shearwater auf dem Grundstück oder in der Nähe gesehen hat. Eine Sichtung ist nie garantiert.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Sooty Shearwater in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Sooty Shearwater at stays in or beside Addo Elephant National Park, Table Mountain National Park, Kogelberg Nature Reserve, Robberg Nature Reserve 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 Sooty Shearwater in South Africa?
The Sooty Shearwater is most recorded in Western Cape (88% of records), Eastern Cape (8% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (5% of records), based on 66 iNaturalist observations. 13 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Sooty Shearwater on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Sooty Shearwater?
The Sooty Shearwater 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. Addo Elephant National Park: year-round, best Mar-May, Sep-Nov; Table Mountain National Park: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Kogelberg Nature Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Robberg Nature Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the conservation status of the Sooty Shearwater?
The Sooty Shearwater (Ardenna grisea) is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.
What is the Sooty Shearwater?
The sooty shearwater (Ardenna grisea) is a medium-large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. Ardenna was first used to refer to a seabird by Italian naturalist Ulisse Aldrovandi in 1603, and grisea is medieval Latin for "grey".

























