KwaZulu-Natal
uKhahlamba-Drakensberg · Giants Castle · Hluhluwe-Imfolozi
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Where to see the Buff-streaked Chat in South Africa
Hosts have recorded the Buff-streaked Chat at stays in or beside uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, Giants Castle Game Reserve and Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park.
Campicoloides bifasciatus
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When and where to find the Buff-streaked Chat
Hosts have recorded the Buff-streaked Chat at stays in or beside uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, Giants Castle Game Reserve and Hluhluwe-Imfolozi 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
- KwaZulu-Natal
Limpopo
Marakele
LimpopoSelf-driveStays in Limpopo
Ways to look
Drive yourself
Your own vehicle and pace, on the park's roads.
Where hosts record it
Species
Campicoloides bifasciatus
Records
467
iNaturalist observations
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Questions travellers ask
A record means a host has seen the Buff-streaked Chat on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Buff-streaked Chat in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Buff-streaked Chat at stays in or beside uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, Giants Castle Game Reserve, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, Ithala Game Reserve, Kamberg Nature Reserve and Marakele National Park and other reserves. 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 Buff-streaked Chat in South Africa?
The Buff-streaked Chat is most recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (45% of records), Mpumalanga (34% of records), Eastern Cape (9% of records), based on 467 iNaturalist observations. 18 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Buff-streaked Chat on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Buff-streaked Chat?
The Buff-streaked Chat 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. uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Giants Castle Game Reserve: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Ithala Game Reserve: year-round, dry season May-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the Buff-streaked Chat?
The buff-streaked chat or buff-streaked bushchat (Campicoloides bifasciatus) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Lesotho, South Africa, and Eswatini. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
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Where to stay for a chance to see the Buff-streaked Chat
Every stay on the Buff-streaked Chat 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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