
Sooty Shearwater
The sooty shearwater (Ardenna grisea) is a medium-large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae.
Informazioni sulla specie
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. 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
Parchi in cui gli host segnalano: Sooty Shearwater
Strutture che sostengono una causa
In tutto il Sudafrica
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Quando e dove trovarlo: Sooty Shearwater
Gli host hanno segnalato questa specie (Sooty Shearwater) in strutture dentro o accanto a Addo Elephant National Park, Table Mountain National Park and Kogelberg Nature Reserve.
Le ore migliori della giornata
- Le prime ore dopo l’alba e il tardo pomeriggio. Gli uccelli cantano e si nutrono soprattutto nelle ore fresche.
- Mezzogiorno. Più silenzioso, soprattutto nel caldo estivo.
Dove soggiornare
- Western CapeIn autonomiaSenza malariaStrutture: Western Cape
- Eastern CapeIn autonomiaSenza malariaStrutture: Eastern Cape
Modi di osservare
Guidare in autonomia
Il Suo veicolo e il Suo ritmo, sulle strade del parco.
Dove lo segnalano gli host
Lista Rossa IUCN
Near Threatened
Specie
Ardenna grisea
Segnalazioni
66
Osservazioni su iNaturalist
Ogni prenotazione su Spekboom sostiene la conservazione.
Le domande dei viaggiatori
Una segnalazione significa che un host ha visto questa specie (Sooty Shearwater) nella struttura o nei dintorni. Non è mai una garanzia di avvistamento.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Sooty Shearwater in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Sooty Shearwater at stays in or beside Addo Elephant National Park, Table Mountain National Park, Kogelberg Nature Reserve, Robberg Nature Reserve and West Coast 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. 13 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa 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; Table Mountain National Park: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Kogelberg Nature Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Robberg Nature Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct. 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".

























