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Southern Bald Ibis : signalé par des hôtes dans ou près de uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park and Giants Castle Game Reserve.

Geronticus calvus · Near Threatened

Southern Bald Ibis
Photo : (c) Justin Ponder, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Southern Bald Ibis : quand et où l’observer

Southern Bald Ibis : signalé par des hôtes dans ou près de uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park and Giants Castle Game Reserve.

Meilleures heures de la journée

  • Les premières heures après le lever du soleil, et la fin d’après-midi. Les oiseaux chantent et se nourrissent surtout à la fraîche.
  • Midi. Plus calme, surtout par la chaleur d’été.

Façons d’observer

Conduire soi-même

Votre véhicule et votre rythme, sur les routes du parc.

Parcs où l’espèce est signalée

Liste rouge de l’UICN

Near Threatened

Espèce

Geronticus calvus

Observations

605

observations iNaturalist

Chaque réservation sur Spekboom soutient la conservation.

Questions des voyageurs

Une observation signifie qu’un hôte a vu l’espèce Southern Bald Ibis sur place ou à proximité. Ce n’est jamais une garantie de la voir.

Which parks and reserves are best for the Southern Bald Ibis in South Africa?

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Southern Bald Ibis at stays in or beside uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, Giants Castle Game Reserve, Ithala Game Reserve, Kamberg Nature Reserve and Royal Natal 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 Southern Bald Ibis in South Africa?

The Southern Bald Ibis is most recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (47% of records), Mpumalanga (32% of records), Free State (14% of records), based on 605 iNaturalist observations. 21 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Southern Bald Ibis on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the Southern Bald Ibis?

The Southern Bald Ibis 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. uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Giants Castle Game Reserve: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Ithala Game Reserve: year-round, dry season May-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

What is the conservation status of the Southern Bald Ibis?

The Southern Bald Ibis (Geronticus calvus) is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

What is the Southern Bald Ibis?

The southern bald ibis (Geronticus calvus) is a large bird found in open grassland or semi-desert in the mountains of southern Africa.Taxonomically, it is most closely related to its counterpart in the northern regions of Africa, the waldrapp. As a species, it has a very restricted homerange, limited to the southern tips of South Africa in highland and mountainous regions.

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Où séjourner pour avoir une chance d’observer le Southern Bald Ibis

Chaque séjour de la page du Southern Bald Ibis indique les espèces que l’hôte a relevées sur la propriété ou à proximité. Un relevé est une observation, jamais une promesse.

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