
Sickle-winged Chat
The sickle-winged chat or sicklewing chat (Emarginata sinuata) is a small passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae endemic to southern Africa.
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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 237 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.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Sickle-winged Chat is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
236 records, iNaturalist
Parks, in denen Gastgeber die Art Sickle-winged Chat erfassen
Unterkünfte, die etwas zurückgeben
In ganz Nordkap
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South Africa's vast inland heart: silence, stars, and wide horizons
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Sickle-winged Chat: wann und wo Sie die Art sehen
Gastgeber haben die Art Sickle-winged Chat in oder bei Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park, Tankwa Karoo National Park and Augrabies Falls National Park 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.
Möglichkeiten der Beobachtung
Selbst fahren
Eigenes Fahrzeug, eigenes Tempo, auf den Straßen des Parks.
Wo Gastgeber die Art erfassen
Art
Emarginata sinuata
Nachweise
236
iNaturalist-Beobachtungen
Jede Buchung auf Spekboom unterstützt den Naturschutz.
Häufige Fragen von Reisenden
Ein Nachweis bedeutet, dass ein Gastgeber die Art Sickle-winged Chat auf dem Grundstück oder in der Nähe gesehen hat. Eine Sichtung ist nie garantiert.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Sickle-winged Chat in Northern Cape?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Sickle-winged Chat at stays in or beside Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park, Tankwa Karoo National Park, Augrabies Falls National Park and Namaqua 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 Sickle-winged Chat in South Africa?
The Sickle-winged Chat is most recorded in Western Cape (40% of records), Eastern Cape (25% of records), Northern Cape (23% of records), based on 236 iNaturalist observations. 7 places to stay on Spekboom in Northern Cape have recorded the Sickle-winged Chat on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Sickle-winged Chat?
The Sickle-winged Chat 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. Tankwa Karoo National Park: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Augrabies Falls National Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May; Namaqua National Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the Sickle-winged Chat?
The sickle-winged chat or sicklewing chat (Emarginata sinuata) is a small passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae endemic to southern Africa. It is a common resident breeder in South Africa and Lesotho, and is also found in southernmost areas of Botswana and Namibia. Its habitat is Karoo scrub, short grassland, and barren sandy or stony areas.

























