Western Cape
Goukamma · Garden Route · Keurbooms River
Self-driveMalaria-free
Stays in Western CapeWhere to see
Where to see the Green-backed Camaroptera in South Africa
Hosts have recorded the Green-backed Camaroptera at stays in or beside Goukamma Nature Reserve, Kruger National Park and Kwandwe Private Game Reserve.
Camaroptera brachyura
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When and where to find the Green-backed Camaroptera
Hosts have recorded the Green-backed Camaroptera at stays in or beside Goukamma Nature Reserve, Kruger National Park and Kwandwe Private Game 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
Limpopo
Kruger
LimpopoSelf-driveStays in Limpopo
Eastern Cape
Kwandwe
Eastern CapeGuided drivesMalaria-freeStays in Eastern Cape
KwaZulu-Natal
iSimangaliso Wetland · Hluhluwe-Imfolozi
KwaZulu-NatalStays in KwaZulu-Natal
Ways to look
Drive yourself
Your own vehicle and pace, on the park's roads.
Where hosts record it
Guided drives from a lodge
A guide who knows where to look, with off-road and night drives in the private reserves.
Where hosts record it
Species
Camaroptera brachyura
Records
935
iNaturalist observations
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Questions travellers ask
A record means a host has seen the Green-backed Camaroptera on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Green-backed Camaroptera in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Green-backed Camaroptera at stays in or beside Goukamma Nature Reserve, Kruger National Park, Kwandwe Private Game Reserve, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, Garden Route National Park and Hluhluwe-Imfolozi 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 Green-backed Camaroptera in South Africa?
The Green-backed Camaroptera is most recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (34% of records), Limpopo (20% of records), Mpumalanga (17% of records), based on 935 iNaturalist observations. 33 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Green-backed Camaroptera on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Green-backed Camaroptera?
The Green-backed Camaroptera 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. Goukamma Nature Reserve: year-round, warm Oct-Apr; Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; Kwandwe Private Game Reserve: year-round, best Mar-May, Sep-Nov; 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 Green-backed Camaroptera?
The green-backed camaroptera (Camaroptera brachyura), also known as the bleating camaroptera, is a small bird in the Cisticolidae family. This bird is a resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara Desert. Recent studies suggest this species and the grey-backed camaroptera may be the same species.
Stays that give back
Where to stay for a chance to see the Green-backed Camaroptera
Every stay on the Green-backed Camaroptera 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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