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African Swamphen
Porphyrio madagascariensis
African swamphen (Porphyrio madagascariensis) is a species of swamphen occurring in Egypt, Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar.
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
Recorded in Western Cape~874 records
Curve from 1,304 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.
Onde encontrar
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where African Swamphen is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
1,304 records, iNaturalist
Parques onde os anfitriões registram: African Swamphen
Hospedagens que retribuem
Por todo o Cabo Ocidental
Bliss on the Bay (Pringle Bay)
Pringle Bay
African Swamphen: registrado aqui · Bioma: Fynbos · Southern right whale
A partir de R 4,640 por noite
Keurbooms River Nature Reserve
Keurbooms River Nature Reserve
African Swamphen: registrado aqui · Bioma: Floresta
A partir de R 2,170 por noite
Coot, Shoveler, Egret & Moorhen Cottages
Rocherpan Nature Reserve
African Swamphen: registrado aqui · Bioma: Fynbos
A partir de R 1,990 por noite
Kingfisher Cottage
Rocherpan Nature Reserve
African Swamphen: registrado aqui · Bioma: Fynbos
A partir de R 1,500 por noite
Flamingo Cottage
Rocherpan Nature Reserve
African Swamphen: registrado aqui · Bioma: Fynbos
A partir de R 1,430 por noite
Oystercatcher Cottage
Rocherpan Nature Reserve
African Swamphen: registrado aqui · Bioma: Fynbos
A partir de R 1,430 por noite
Sandpiper Cottage
Rocherpan Nature Reserve
African Swamphen: registrado aqui · Bioma: Fynbos
A partir de R 1,430 por noite
Wilderness Ebb-and-Flow Rest Camp
Garden Route National Park
African Swamphen: registrado aqui · Bioma: Fynbos · Bushbuck · Outeniqua yellowwood
A partir de R 287 por noite
Mais hospedagens nas proximidades
Coastal Retreat
Benguela Cove, Hermanus
Observação de aves · Bioma: Fynbos
Apoia Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy e mais 1
A partir de R 14,985 por noite
Thabile Lodge
Oudtshoorn
Bioma: Karoo Suculento · Spekboom
Apoia Wolwekraal Nature Reserve
A partir de R 1,400 por noite
Bitou River Lodge
Wittedrift, Plettenberg Bay
Bioma: Floresta
Apoia National Sea Rescue Institute
A partir de R 2,250 por noite
Bartholomeus Klip Farmhouse
Riebeek Valley, Riebeek West
Observação de aves · Bioma: Fynbos · Black wildebeest · Bontebok
Apoia BirdLife South Africa
A partir de R 5,636 por noite
Franschhoek Country House & Villas
Franschhoek
Bioma: Fynbos · English oak
Apoia Cape Leopard Trust
A partir de R 6,195 por noite
Babylonstoren
Klapmuts, Simondium
Angulate tortoise · Wild olive
Preço sob consulta
Welgelegen House by RETURN Africa
Gardens, Cape Town
Bioma: Fynbos · English oak
A partir de R 2,800 por noite
An African Story by RETURN Africa
Bakoven, Cape Town
Bioma: Fynbos
A partir de R 9,900 por noite
La Clé Lodge & Villas
Franschhoek
Bioma: Fynbos · English oak
Preço sob consulta
Schoone Oordt Country House
Swellendam
Bioma: Fynbos
Apoia Barrydale Hospice
A partir de R 4,355 por noite
Plumbago Cottage - Stanford Country Cottages
Stanford
Bioma: Fynbos
Apoia Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy e mais 1
A partir de R 2,850 por noite
Coot Club
Stanford
Observação de aves · Bioma: Fynbos · White milkwood · Southern right whale
Apoia Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy
Preço sob consulta
Lauradale
Stellenbosch
Bioma: Fynbos · English oak
Apoia Cape Leopard Trust
A partir de R 1,465 por noite
Moonshine on Whiskey Creek
The Crags, Plettenberg Bay
Bioma: Fynbos
Apoia National Sea Rescue Institute
A partir de R 1,950 por noite
Vergenoegd Löw Boutique Hotel & Spa
Somerset West
Bioma: Fynbos
Apoia Love to Give
Preço sob consulta
Whale Coast Ocean Villa
Voëlklip, Hermanus
Bioma: Fynbos · Southern right whale
Apoia Stanford Animal Welfare Society e mais 1
A partir de R 2,235 por noite
The Cape Winelands
Próxima paragem
Stellenbosch and Franschhoek vineyards, an hour up the N1
Ver lugares que retribuemPlanejando uma viagem
Quando e onde encontrar: African Swamphen
Os anfitriões registraram esta espécie (African Swamphen) em hospedagens dentro ou ao lado de Rocherpan Nature Reserve, Garden Route National Park and Keurbooms River 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.
Formas de observar
Dirija por conta própria
Seu próprio veículo e seu próprio ritmo, nas estradas do parque.
Onde os anfitriões registram
Espécie
Porphyrio madagascariensis
Registros
1,304
Observações no iNaturalist
Cada reserva no Spekboom apoia a conservação.
Perguntas que os viajantes fazem
Um registro significa que um anfitrião avistou esta espécie (African Swamphen) na propriedade ou nas proximidades. Nunca é garantia de avistamento.
Which parks and reserves are best for the African Swamphen in Western Cape?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the African Swamphen at stays in or beside Rocherpan Nature Reserve, Garden Route National Park, Keurbooms River Nature Reserve and Kogelberg Nature Reserve. 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 African Swamphen in South Africa?
The African Swamphen is most recorded in Western Cape (67% of records), Gauteng (14% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (8% of records), based on 1,304 iNaturalist observations. 8 places to stay on Spekboom in Western Cape have recorded the African Swamphen on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the African Swamphen?
The African Swamphen 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. Rocherpan Nature Reserve: Winter and spring for birds and flowers, Jun-Oct; Garden Route National Park: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Keurbooms River Nature Reserve: year-round; Kogelberg Nature Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the African Swamphen?
African swamphen (Porphyrio madagascariensis) is a species of swamphen occurring in Egypt, Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. It used to be considered a subspecies of the purple swamphen, which it resembles, but with bronze green or green-blue back and scapulars.