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Where to see the Ovambo Sparrowhawk in South Africa

Hosts have recorded the Ovambo Sparrowhawk at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and Mapungubwe National Park.

Accipiter ovampensis · Least Concern

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Ovambo Sparrowhawk
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When and where to find the Ovambo Sparrowhawk

Hosts have recorded the Ovambo Sparrowhawk at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and Mapungubwe National 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

  • Limpopo

    Limpopo

    Kruger · Mapungubwe

    Self-drive
    Stays in Limpopo
    Limpopo
  • Northern Cape

    Northern Cape

    Kgalagadi

    Self-driveMalaria-free
    Stays in Northern Cape
    Northern Cape

Ways to look

Drive yourself

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

Where hosts record it

KrugerKgalagadiMapungubwe

IUCN Red List

Least Concern

Species

Accipiter ovampensis

Records

79

iNaturalist observations

Every booking on Spekboom supports conservation.

Questions travellers ask

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

Which parks and reserves are best for the Ovambo Sparrowhawk in South Africa?

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Ovambo Sparrowhawk at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Mapungubwe National Park and Ithala Game Reserve. 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 Ovambo Sparrowhawk in South Africa?

The Ovambo Sparrowhawk is most recorded in Gauteng (72% of records), Limpopo (14% of records), North West (8% of records), based on 79 iNaturalist observations. 56 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Ovambo Sparrowhawk on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the Ovambo Sparrowhawk?

The Ovambo Sparrowhawk 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; Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May; Mapungubwe National Park: May-Sep, dry season; Ithala Game Reserve: year-round, dry season May-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

What is the conservation status of the Ovambo Sparrowhawk?

The Ovambo Sparrowhawk (Accipiter ovampensis) is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

What is the Ovambo Sparrowhawk?

The Ovambo or Ovampo sparrowhawk, also known as Hilgert's sparrowhawk, (Accipiter ovampensis) is a species of sub-Saharan African bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It takes its name from the Ovamboland in northern Namibia.

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Where to stay for a chance to see the Ovambo Sparrowhawk

Every stay on the Ovambo Sparrowhawk 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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