
Sooty Shearwater
The sooty shearwater (Ardenna grisea) is a medium-large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae.
Infos sur les espèces
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 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 Sooty Shearwater is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
66 records, iNaturalist
Parcs où les hôtes ont observé l’espèce Sooty Shearwater
Hébergements engagés
À travers Cap-Oriental
Sooty Shearwater : espèce observée ici
Sooty Shearwater : espèce observée ici
Sooty Shearwater : espèce observée ici
Sooty Shearwater : espèce observée ici
Sooty Shearwater : espèce observée ici
Accueillant pour les ornithologues
Accueillant pour les ornithologues
Accueillant pour les ornithologues
Accueillant pour les ornithologues
Forests, lagoons, and Knysna's sheltered bay
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Sooty Shearwater : quand et où l’observer
Sooty Shearwater : signalé par des hôtes dans ou près de Addo Elephant National Park.
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
Ardenna grisea
Observations
66
observations iNaturalist
Chaque réservation sur Spekboom soutient la conservation.
Questions des voyageurs
Une observation signifie qu’un hôte a vu l’espèce Sooty Shearwater sur place ou à proximité. Ce n’est jamais une garantie de la voir.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Sooty Shearwater in Eastern Cape?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Sooty Shearwater at stays in or beside Addo Elephant 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. 5 places to stay on Spekboom in Eastern Cape 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. 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".

























