- Which parks and reserves are best for the Common Scimitarbill in South Africa?
- Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Common Scimitarbill at stays in or beside Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Kruger National Park and Madikwe 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 Common Scimitarbill in South Africa?
- The Common Scimitarbill is most recorded in Mpumalanga (29% of records), Limpopo (20% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (17% of records), based on 518 iNaturalist observations. 13 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Common Scimitarbill on site or nearby.
- When is the best time to see the Common Scimitarbill?
- The Common Scimitarbill 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. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May; Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; Madikwe Game Reserve: Apr-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
- What is the Common Scimitarbill?
- The common scimitarbill (Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) is a species of bird in the family Phoeniculidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.