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Where to see the Gabar Goshawk in South Africa

Hosts have recorded the Gabar Goshawk at stays in or beside Kruger National Park and iSimangaliso Wetland Park.

Micronisus gabar

Gabar Goshawk
Photo: (c) Timothy Whitehead, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Planning a trip

When and where to find the Gabar Goshawk

Hosts have recorded the Gabar Goshawk at stays in or beside Kruger National Park and iSimangaliso Wetland Park.

Best hours of the day

  • Late morning to mid-afternoon. Raptors soar once the sun raises thermals.
  • Early morning. Often perched while the air warms.

Where to base yourself

  • Self-drive
    Stays in Limpopo
    Limpopo
  • Stays in KwaZulu-Natal
    KwaZulu-Natal

Ways to look

Drive yourself

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

Where hosts record it

Species

Micronisus gabar

Records

573

iNaturalist observations

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Questions travellers ask

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

Which parks and reserves are best for the Gabar Goshawk in South Africa?

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Gabar Goshawk at stays in or beside Kruger National Park and iSimangaliso Wetland 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 Gabar Goshawk in South Africa?

The Gabar Goshawk is most recorded in Northern Cape (33% of records), Limpopo (21% of records), Mpumalanga (17% of records), based on 573 iNaturalist observations. 13 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Gabar Goshawk on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the Gabar Goshawk?

The Gabar Goshawk 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; iSimangaliso Wetland Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

What is the Gabar Goshawk?

The gabar goshawk (Micronisus gabar) is a small species of African and Arabian bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.

Stays that give back

Where to stay for a chance to see the Gabar Goshawk

Every stay on the Gabar Goshawk 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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