
The squacco heron (Ardeola ralloides) is a small heron, 44-47 cm (17-19 in) long, of which the body is 20-23 cm (7.9-9.1 in), with 80-92 cm (31-36 in) wingspan.
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 804 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.
Mpumalanga and beyond
Provinces where Squacco Heron is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
805 records, iNaturalist
10+ resultados em África do Sul
Planejando uma viagem
Os anfitriões registraram esta espécie (Squacco Heron) em hospedagens dentro ou ao lado de Kruger National Park.
Dirija por conta própria
Seu próprio veículo e seu próprio ritmo, nas estradas do parque.
Onde os anfitriões registram
Espécie
Ardeola ralloides
Registros
805
Observações no iNaturalist
Cada reserva no Spekboom apoia a conservação.
Um registro significa que um anfitrião avistou esta espécie (Squacco Heron) na propriedade ou nas proximidades. Nunca é garantia de avistamento.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Squacco Heron at stays in or beside Kruger 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.
The Squacco Heron is most recorded in Mpumalanga (25% of records), Gauteng (21% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (20% of records), based on 805 iNaturalist observations. 15 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Squacco Heron on site or nearby.
The Squacco Heron 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. Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
The squacco heron (Ardeola ralloides) is a small heron, 44-47 cm (17-19 in) long, of which the body is 20-23 cm (7.9-9.1 in), with 80-92 cm (31-36 in) wingspan. It is of Old World origins, breeding in southern Europe and the Greater Middle East.