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Where to see the Kalahari Scrub Robin in South Africa

Hosts have recorded the Kalahari Scrub Robin at stays in or beside Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Kruger National Park and Madikwe Game Reserve.

Cercotrichas paena

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Kalahari Scrub Robin
Photo: (c) Alastair Rae, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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When and where to find the Kalahari Scrub Robin

Hosts have recorded the Kalahari Scrub Robin at stays in or beside Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Kruger National Park and Madikwe 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

  • Northern Cape

    Northern Cape

    Kgalagadi

    Self-driveMalaria-free
    Stays in Northern Cape
    Northern Cape
  • Limpopo

    Limpopo

    Kruger · Marakele

    Self-drive
    Stays in Limpopo
    Limpopo

Ways to look

Drive yourself

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

Where hosts record it

KgalagadiKrugerMarakele

Species

Cercotrichas paena

Records

596

iNaturalist observations

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Questions travellers ask

A record means a host has seen the Kalahari Scrub Robin on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.

Which parks and reserves are best for the Kalahari Scrub Robin in South Africa?

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Kalahari Scrub Robin at stays in or beside Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Kruger National Park, Madikwe Game Reserve and Marakele National 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 Kalahari Scrub Robin in South Africa?

The Kalahari Scrub Robin is most recorded in Northern Cape (46% of records), North West (35% of records), Limpopo (8% of records), based on 596 iNaturalist observations. 15 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Kalahari Scrub Robin on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the Kalahari Scrub Robin?

The Kalahari Scrub Robin 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. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May; Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; Madikwe Game Reserve: Apr-Sep; Marakele National Park: May-Sep, dry season. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

What is the Kalahari Scrub Robin?

The Kalahari scrub robin is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is sometimes known as the sandy scrub robin.

Stays that give back

Where to stay for a chance to see the Kalahari Scrub Robin

Every stay on the Kalahari Scrub Robin 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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