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Where to see the Common Redstart in South Africa

Hosts have recorded the Common Redstart at stays in or beside Kruger National Park and Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.

Phoenicurus ochruros · Least Concern

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Common Redstart
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When and where to find the Common Redstart

Hosts have recorded the Common Redstart at stays in or beside Kruger National Park and Kgalagadi Transfrontier 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

  • Limpopo

    Limpopo

    Kruger

    Self-drive
    Stays in Limpopo
    Limpopo
  • Northern Cape

    Northern Cape

    Kgalagadi

    Self-driveMalaria-free
    Stays in Northern Cape
    Northern Cape

Ways to look

Drive yourself

Your own vehicle and pace, on the park's roads.

Where hosts record it

KrugerKgalagadi

IUCN Red List

Least Concern

Species

Phoenicurus ochruros

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Questions travellers ask

A record means a host has seen the Common Redstart on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.

Which parks and reserves are best for the Common Redstart in South Africa?

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Common Redstart at stays in or beside Kruger National Park and Kgalagadi Transfrontier 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 Common Redstart?

The Common Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

What is the Common Redstart?

The black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) is a small passerine bird in the redstart genus Phoenicurus. Like its relatives, it was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family (Turdidae), but is now known to be an Old World flycatcher (Muscicapidae). Other common names are Tithy's redstart, blackstart and black redtail.

Stays that give back

Where to stay for a chance to see the Common Redstart

Every stay on the Common Redstart 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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