Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Northern Cape · Best Aug to Oct
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Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
The purple heron (Ardea purpurea) is a wide ranging species of wading bird in the heron family, Ardeidae.
Informações sobre a espécie
Quando visitar
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.
Melhores mesesQualquer mês
Records1,647 records
Curve from 1,647 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.
Onde encontrar
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Purple Heron is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
1,647 records, iNaturalist
Parques onde os anfitriões registram: Purple Heron
Hospedagens que retribuem
Por todo o Cabo Setentrional
Twee Rivieren Rest Camp
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
A partir de R 450por noite
Purple Heron: registrado aqui
Sendelingsdrif Rest Camp
Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park
A partir de R 311por noite
Purple Heron: registrado aqui
Mata-Mata Rest Camp
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
A partir de R 450por noite
Purple Heron: registrado aqui
Grootkolk Wilderness Camp
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
A partir de R 2,634por noite
Purple Heron: registrado aqui
Bitterpan Wilderness Camp
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
A partir de R 2,634por noite
Purple Heron: registrado aqui
Kokerboomkloof Camp Site
Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park
A partir de R 311por noite
Purple Heron: registrado aqui
Kieliekrankie Wilderness Camp
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
A partir de R 2,634por noite
Purple Heron: registrado aqui
Nossob Rest Camp
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
A partir de R 450por noite
Purple Heron: registrado aqui
Gharagab Wilderness Camp
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
A partir de R 2,634por noite
Purple Heron: registrado aqui
Augrabies Falls Rest Camp
Augrabies Falls National Park
A partir de R 362por noite
Purple Heron: registrado aqui
Kalahari Tented Camp
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
A partir de R 2,314por noite
Purple Heron: registrado aqui
Urikaruus Wilderness Camp
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
A partir de R 2,634por noite
Purple Heron: registrado aqui
De Hoop Camping Site
Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park
A partir de R 373por noite
Purple Heron: registrado aqui
Mais hospedagens nas proximidades
Richmond Rooms
Richmond
A partir de R 1,230por noite
Mooifontein Farm
Colesberg
A partir de R 1,486por noite
Rooikloof Guest Farm
Sutherland
A partir de R 1,600por noite
Frontier River Resort
Northern Cape
A partir de R 2,050por noite
Motswedi Camp Site
Mokala National Park
A partir de R 628por noite
Skilpad Rest Camp
Namaqua National Park
A partir de R 953por noite
Mosu Lodge
Mokala National Park
A partir de R 1,401por noite
Tankwa Karoo Rest Camp
Tankwa Karoo National Park
A partir de R 192por noite
Lilydale Rest Camp
Mokala National Park
A partir de R 1,206por noite
Elandsberg Rest Camp
Tankwa Karoo National Park
A partir de R 1,741por noite
The Apollis Cottage
Concordia, Springbok
A partir de R 1,700por noite
The Karoo
Próxima paragem
South Africa's vast inland heart: silence, stars, and wide horizons
Ver lugares que retribuemPlanejando uma viagem
Quando e onde encontrar: Purple Heron
Os anfitriões registraram esta espécie (Purple Heron) em hospedagens dentro ou ao lado de Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park and Augrabies Falls 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
Ardea purpurea
Registros
1,647
Observações no iNaturalist
Cada reserva no Spekboom apoia a conservação.
Perguntas que os viajantes fazem
Um registro significa que um anfitrião avistou esta espécie (Purple Heron) na propriedade ou nas proximidades. Nunca é garantia de avistamento.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Purple Heron in Northern Cape?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Purple Heron at stays in or beside Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park and Augrabies Falls 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 Purple Heron in South Africa?
The Purple Heron is most recorded in Western Cape (59% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (18% of records), Mpumalanga (9% of records), based on 1,647 iNaturalist observations. 13 places to stay on Spekboom in Northern Cape have recorded the Purple Heron on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Purple Heron?
The Purple 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. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May; 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 Purple Heron?
The purple heron (Ardea purpurea) is a wide ranging species of wading bird in the heron family, Ardeidae. The scientific name comes from Latin ardea "heron", and purpureus, "coloured purple". It breeds in Africa, central and southern Europe, and southern and eastern Asia.
