
Mountain Wheatear
The mountain wheatear or mountain chat (Myrmecocichla monticola) is a small insectivorous passerine bird that is endemic to southwestern Africa.
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 868 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.
Northern Cape and beyond
Provinces where Mountain Wheatear is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
868 records, iNaturalist
Parques onde os anfitriões registram: Mountain Wheatear
Hospedagens que retribuem
Por todo o Cabo Setentrional
Mountain Wheatear: registrado aqui
Mountain Wheatear: registrado aqui
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Mountain Wheatear: registrado aqui
Mountain Wheatear: registrado aqui
Mountain Wheatear: registrado aqui
Mountain Wheatear: registrado aqui
Mountain Wheatear: registrado aqui
Mountain Wheatear: registrado aqui
Mountain Wheatear: registrado aqui
Mountain Wheatear: registrado aqui
Mountain Wheatear: registrado aqui
Mountain Wheatear: registrado aqui
Mountain Wheatear: registrado aqui
Mountain Wheatear: registrado aqui
Mountain Wheatear: registrado aqui
Mountain Wheatear: registrado aqui
Mountain Wheatear: registrado aqui
Mountain Wheatear: registrado aqui
South Africa's vast inland heart: silence, stars, and wide horizons
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Quando e onde encontrar: Mountain Wheatear
Os anfitriões registraram esta espécie (Mountain Wheatear) em hospedagens dentro ou ao lado de Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park and Mokala National Park.
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.
Formas de observar
Dirija por conta própria
Seu próprio veículo e seu próprio ritmo, nas estradas do parque.
Onde os anfitriões registram
Espécie
Myrmecocichla monticola
Registros
868
Observações no iNaturalist
Cada reserva no Spekboom apoia a conservação.
Perguntas que os viajantes fazem
Um registro significa que um anfitrião avistou esta espécie (Mountain Wheatear) na propriedade ou nas proximidades. Nunca é garantia de avistamento.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Mountain Wheatear in Northern Cape?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Mountain Wheatear at stays in or beside Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park, Mokala National Park, Tankwa Karoo National Park, Augrabies Falls National Park and Namaqua 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 Mountain Wheatear in South Africa?
The Mountain Wheatear is most recorded in Northern Cape (32% of records), Western Cape (29% of records), Gauteng (21% of records), based on 868 iNaturalist observations. 19 places to stay on Spekboom in Northern Cape have recorded the Mountain Wheatear on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Mountain Wheatear?
The Mountain Wheatear 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. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May; Mokala National Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May; Tankwa Karoo National Park: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Augrabies Falls National Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the Mountain Wheatear?
The mountain wheatear or mountain chat (Myrmecocichla monticola) is a small insectivorous passerine bird that is endemic to southwestern Africa.

























