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Where to see the Black-winged Pratincole in South Africa
Hosts have recorded the Black-winged Pratincole at stays in or beside Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Golden Gate Highlands National Park and Mapungubwe National Park.
Glareola nordmanni · Near Threatened
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When and where to find the Black-winged Pratincole
Hosts have recorded the Black-winged Pratincole at stays in or beside Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Golden Gate Highlands National Park and Mapungubwe National Park.
Best hours of the day
- The first hours after sunrise, and late afternoon. Birds call and feed most in the cool.
- Midday. Quieter, especially in summer heat.
Where to base yourself
- Northern Cape
Free State
Golden Gate Highlands
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Limpopo
Mapungubwe
LimpopoSelf-driveStays in Limpopo
Ways to look
Drive yourself
Your own vehicle and pace, on the park's roads.
Where hosts record it
IUCN Red List
Near Threatened
Species
Glareola nordmanni
Records
77
iNaturalist observations
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Questions travellers ask
A record means a host has seen the Black-winged Pratincole on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Black-winged Pratincole in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Black-winged Pratincole at stays in or beside Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Golden Gate Highlands National Park and Mapungubwe 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 Black-winged Pratincole in South Africa?
The Black-winged Pratincole is most recorded in Mpumalanga (32% of records), Limpopo (29% of records), North West (21% of records), based on 77 iNaturalist observations. 18 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Black-winged Pratincole on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Black-winged Pratincole?
Sightings of the Black-winged Pratincole peak from Dec to Mar, based on 77 iNaturalist records. You may still see it outside those months, sightings are just less frequent.
What is the conservation status of the Black-winged Pratincole?
The Black-winged Pratincole (Glareola nordmanni) is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.
What is the Black-winged Pratincole?
The black-winged pratincole (Glareola nordmanni) is a wader in the pratincole bird family, Glareolidae. The genus name is a diminutive of Latin glarea, "gravel", referring to a typical nesting habitat for pratincoles. The species name commemorates the Finnish-born zoologist and explorer Alexander von Nordmann.
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Where to stay for a chance to see the Black-winged Pratincole
Every stay on the Black-winged Pratincole page lists the species its host has recorded on or near the property. A record is a sighting, never a promise.
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