
Sooty Shearwater
The sooty shearwater (Ardenna grisea) is a medium-large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae.
Informações sobre a espécie
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
Parques onde os anfitriões registram: Sooty Shearwater
Hospedagens que retribuem
Por todo o África do Sul
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Observação de aves
Observação de aves
Observação de aves
Observação de aves
Observação de aves
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Quando e onde encontrar: Sooty Shearwater
Os anfitriões registraram esta espécie (Sooty Shearwater) em hospedagens dentro ou ao lado de Addo Elephant National Park, Table Mountain National Park and Kogelberg Nature Reserve.
Melhores horários do dia
- As primeiras horas depois do nascer do sol, e o fim da tarde. As aves cantam e se alimentam mais nas horas frescas.
- Meio-dia. Mais silencioso, sobretudo no calor do verão.
Onde se hospedar
- Western CapePor conta própriaSem maláriaHospedagens: Western Cape
- Eastern CapePor conta própriaSem maláriaHospedagens: Eastern Cape
Formas de observar
Dirija por conta própria
Seu próprio veículo e seu próprio ritmo, nas estradas do parque.
Onde os anfitriões registram
Lista Vermelha da IUCN
Near Threatened
Espécie
Ardenna grisea
Registros
66
Observações no iNaturalist
Cada reserva no Spekboom apoia a conservação.
Perguntas que os viajantes fazem
Um registro significa que um anfitrião avistou esta espécie (Sooty Shearwater) na propriedade ou nas proximidades. Nunca é garantia de avistamento.
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".

























