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Where to see the Broad-billed Prion in South Africa
Hosts have recorded the Broad-billed Prion at stays in or beside Addo Elephant National Park, Table Mountain National Park and Robberg Nature Reserve.
Pachyptila vittata · Least Concern
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When and where to find the Broad-billed Prion
Hosts have recorded the Broad-billed Prion at stays in or beside Addo Elephant National Park, Table Mountain National Park and Robberg Nature Reserve.
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
- Western Cape
Eastern Cape
Addo Elephant
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Ways to look
Drive yourself
Your own vehicle and pace, on the park's roads.
Where hosts record it
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Species
Pachyptila vittata
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Questions travellers ask
A record means a host has seen the Broad-billed Prion on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Broad-billed Prion in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Broad-billed Prion at stays in or beside Addo Elephant National Park, Table Mountain National Park, Robberg Nature Reserve and West Coast 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.
What is the conservation status of the Broad-billed Prion?
The Broad-billed Prion (Pachyptila vittata) is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
What is the Broad-billed Prion?
The broad-billed prion (Pachyptila vittata) is a small seabird, but the largest prion, with grey upperparts plumage, and white underparts. It has many other names that have been used such as blue-billed dove-petrel, broad-billed dove-petrel, long-billed prion, common prion, icebird, and whalebird.
Stays that give back
Where to stay for a chance to see the Broad-billed Prion
Every stay on the Broad-billed Prion 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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