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Where to see the Kerguelen Petrel in South Africa
Hosts have recorded the Kerguelen Petrel at stays in or beside Addo Elephant National Park and West Coast National Park.
Aphrodroma brevirostris · Least Concern
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When and where to find the Kerguelen Petrel
Hosts have recorded the Kerguelen Petrel at stays in or beside Addo Elephant National Park and West Coast National Park.
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
- Eastern Cape
Western Cape
West Coast
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Ways to look
Drive yourself
Your own vehicle and pace, on the park's roads.
Where hosts record it
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Species
Aphrodroma brevirostris
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Questions travellers ask
A record means a host has seen the Kerguelen Petrel on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Kerguelen Petrel in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Kerguelen Petrel at stays in or beside Addo Elephant National Park and West Coast 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.
What is the conservation status of the Kerguelen Petrel?
The Kerguelen Petrel (Aphrodroma brevirostris) is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
What is the Kerguelen Petrel?
The Kerguelen petrel (Aphrodroma brevirostris) is a small (36 cm long) slate-grey seabird in the family Procellariidae. The species has been described as a "taxonomic oddball", being placed for a long time in Pterodroma (the gadfly petrels) before being split out in 1942 into its own genus Aphrodroma.
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Where to stay for a chance to see the Kerguelen Petrel
Every stay on the Kerguelen Petrel 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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