Kruger National Park
Limpopo · Best Apr to Sep
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Fairy Flycatcher
Stenostira scita
The fairy flycatcher or fairy warbler (Stenostira scita) is a small passerine bird.
Species insights
When to visit
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.
Best monthsAny month
Records302 records
Curve from 302 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Where you'll find it
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Fairy Flycatcher is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
302 records, iNaturalist
Parks where hosts record the Fairy Flycatcher
Stays that give back
Across South Africa
Ouberg Private Nature Reserve
Montagu
From R 350a night
Reliably seen · Birder friendly
Baobab Hill House by RETURN Africa
Kruger National Park
From R 17,120a night
Reliably seen · Birder friendly
Barry House on Riverton
Robertson
From R 1,155a night
Reliably seen · Birder friendly
Pafuri Camp by RETURN Africa
Kruger National Park
From R 11,820a night
Reliably seen · Birder friendly
Nkula Walking Camp by RETURN Africa
Kruger National Park
From R 8,380a night
Reliably seen · Birder friendly
Ubuntu Lodge at Elephant Point
Kruger National Park
Price on request
Fairy Flycatcher recorded here
Hutwini Walking Camp by RETURN Africa
Kruger National Park
From R 11,820a night
Reliably seen · Birder friendly
Zwartberg View Mountain Lodge
Oudtshoorn
From R 5,060a night
Reliably seen · Birder friendly
Lion Sands Tinga Lodge
Kruger National Park
Price on request
Fairy Flycatcher recorded here
Mdluli Safari Lodge
Kruger National Park
From R 10,670a night
Fairy Flycatcher recorded here
The Orpen Kruger
Kruger National Park
From R 9,024a night
Fairy Flycatcher recorded here
Lion Sands Narina Lodge
Kruger National Park
Price on request
Fairy Flycatcher recorded here
Kruger Shalati: The Train on the Bridge
Kruger National Park
From R 17,400a night
Fairy Flycatcher recorded here
Kruger Untamed - Satara Plains Camp
Kruger National Park
From R 11,980a night
Fairy Flycatcher recorded here
Hinkwenu Villa, Lion Sands
Kruger National Park
Price on request
Fairy Flycatcher recorded here
Kruger Untamed - Tshokwane River Camp
Kruger National Park
From R 17,500a night
Fairy Flycatcher recorded here
Swartberg Nature Reserve (Die Hel)
Swartberg Nature Reserve
From R 630a night
Fairy Flycatcher recorded here
Singita Lebombo Villa
Kruger National Park
Price on request
Fairy Flycatcher recorded here
Marloth Nature Reserve
Marloth Nature Reserve
From R 1,180a night
Fairy Flycatcher recorded here
Karoo Secret Farm Stay
Aberdeen
From R 1,200a night
Reliably seen · Birder friendly
Singita Sweni Lodge
Kruger National Park
Price on request
Fairy Flycatcher recorded here
Bloukrans Off-Grid Cabin
Montagu
From R 1,500a night
Reliably seen · Birder friendly
Wilge River Bush Camp
Bronkhorstspruit
From R 600a night
Reliably seen · Birder friendly
Singita Lebombo Lodge
Kruger National Park
Price on request
Fairy Flycatcher recorded here
The Drakensberg
Next stop
Sandstone amphitheatres and cool mountain air
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When and where to find the Fairy Flycatcher
Hosts have recorded the Fairy Flycatcher at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park and Cederberg Wilderness Area.
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
Kruger
LimpopoSelf-driveStays in Limpopo
Western Cape
Cederberg Wilderness Area · Anysberg · Gamkaberg
Western CapeSelf-driveMalaria-freeStays in Western Cape
Northern Cape
Kgalagadi · Ai-Ais/Richtersveld · Mokala
Northern CapeSelf-driveStays in Northern Cape
KwaZulu-Natal
uKhahlamba-Drakensberg
KwaZulu-NatalStays in KwaZulu-Natal
Ways to look
Drive yourself
Your own vehicle and pace, on the park's roads.
Where hosts record it
Species
Stenostira scita
Records
302
iNaturalist observations
Every booking on Spekboom supports conservation.
Questions travellers ask
A record means a host has seen the Fairy Flycatcher on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Fairy Flycatcher in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Fairy Flycatcher at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, Cederberg Wilderness Area, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Anysberg Nature Reserve and Gamkaberg Nature Reserve 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 Fairy Flycatcher in South Africa?
The Fairy Flycatcher is most recorded in Western Cape (59% of records), Gauteng (13% of records), Northern Cape (11% of records), based on 302 iNaturalist observations. 130 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Fairy Flycatcher on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Fairy Flycatcher?
The Fairy Flycatcher 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. Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Cederberg Wilderness Area: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the Fairy Flycatcher?
The fairy flycatcher or fairy warbler (Stenostira scita) is a small passerine bird. Formerly placed in the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae, it is now separated with some other "odd flycatchers" as the new family Stenostiridae (Beresford et al. 2005, Fuchs et al. 2006). It is the only member of the genus Stenostira.