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Green-backed Heron
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Parks where hosts record the Green-backed Heron

Stays that give back

Across South Africa

Mdluli Safari Lodge

Mdluli Safari Lodge

Kruger National Park

From R 10,670a night

Green-backed Heron recorded here

Mdluli Safari Lodge
Singita Ebony Lodge

Singita Ebony Lodge

Sabi Sand Game Reserve

Price on request

Green-backed Heron recorded here

Singita Ebony Lodge
Singita Boulders Lodge

Singita Boulders Lodge

Sabi Sand Game Reserve

Price on request

Green-backed Heron recorded here

Singita Boulders Lodge
Wilge River Bush Camp

Wilge River Bush Camp

Bronkhorstspruit

From R 600a night

Reliably seen · Birder friendly

Wilge River Bush Camp
Kosi Forest Lodge

Kosi Forest Lodge

iSimangaliso Wetland Park

Price on request

Reliably seen · Birder friendly

Kosi Forest Lodge
Satara Rest Camp

Satara Rest Camp

Kruger National Park

From R 331a night

Green-backed Heron recorded here

Satara Rest Camp
Boulders Bush Lodge

Boulders Bush Lodge

Kruger National Park

From R 7,295a night

Green-backed Heron recorded here

Boulders Bush Lodge
Punda Maria Rest Camp

Punda Maria Rest Camp

Kruger National Park

From R 319a night

Green-backed Heron recorded here

Punda Maria Rest Camp
Mopani Rest Camp

Mopani Rest Camp

Kruger National Park

From R 1,522a night

Green-backed Heron recorded here

Mopani Rest Camp
The Elephant Coast

The Elephant Coast

Next stop

iSimangaliso wetlands, sand forest, and Sodwana reefs

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The Elephant Coast
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When and where to find the Green-backed Heron

Hosts have recorded the Green-backed Heron at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Sabi Sand Game Reserve and Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park.

How and when to see the Green-backed Heron

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
  • Mpumalanga

    Mpumalanga

    Sabi Sand

    Guided drives
    Stays in Mpumalanga
    Mpumalanga
  • KwaZulu-Natal

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Hluhluwe-Imfolozi · iSimangaliso Wetland

    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

Kruger

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

Sabi Sand

Species

Butorides striata

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Questions travellers ask

A record means a host has seen the Green-backed Heron on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.

Which parks and reserves are best for the Green-backed Heron in South Africa?

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Green-backed Heron at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Sabi Sand Game Reserve, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi 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.

What is the Green-backed Heron?

The striated heron (Butorides striata) also known as mangrove heron, little heron or green-backed heron, is a small heron, about 44 cm tall. Striated herons are mostly non-migratory and noted for some interesting behavioral traits. Their breeding habitat is small wetlands in the Old World tropics from west Africa to Japan and Australia, and in South America.