
The shikra is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae found widely distributed in Asia and Africa where it is also called the little banded goshawk.
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 125 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.
Limpopo and beyond
Provinces where Shikra is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
125 records, iNaturalist
À travers KwaZulu-Natal
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Shikra : signalé par des hôtes dans ou près de iSimangaliso Wetland Park.
Espèce
Accipiter badius
Observations
125
observations iNaturalist
Chaque réservation sur Spekboom soutient la conservation.
Une observation signifie qu’un hôte a vu l’espèce Shikra sur place ou à proximité. Ce n’est jamais une garantie de la voir.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Shikra at stays in or beside iSimangaliso Wetland 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.
The Shikra is most recorded in Limpopo (56% of records), Mpumalanga (30% of records), Gauteng (6% of records), based on 125 iNaturalist observations. 1 place to stay on Spekboom in KwaZulu-Natal has recorded the Shikra on site or nearby.
The Shikra 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. iSimangaliso Wetland Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
The shikra is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae found widely distributed in Asia and Africa where it is also called the little banded goshawk. The African forms may represent a separate species but have usually been considered as subspecies of the shikra.