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Where to see the Red-crested Korhaan in South Africa

Hosts have recorded the Red-crested Korhaan at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park.

Lophotis ruficrista

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Red-crested Korhaan
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When and where to find the Red-crested Korhaan

Hosts have recorded the Red-crested Korhaan at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and Hluhluwe-Imfolozi 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

  • Limpopo

    Limpopo

    Kruger

    Self-drive
    Stays in Limpopo
    Limpopo
  • Northern Cape

    Northern Cape

    Kgalagadi

    Self-driveMalaria-free
    Stays in Northern Cape
    Northern Cape
  • KwaZulu-Natal

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Hluhluwe-Imfolozi · iSimangaliso Wetland · Ndumo

    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

KrugerKgalagadi

Species

Lophotis ruficrista

Records

1,143

iNaturalist observations

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Questions travellers ask

A record means a host has seen the Red-crested Korhaan on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.

Which parks and reserves are best for the Red-crested Korhaan in South Africa?

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Red-crested Korhaan at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, Madikwe Game Reserve and Ndumo 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 Red-crested Korhaan in South Africa?

The Red-crested Korhaan is most recorded in Mpumalanga (51% of records), Limpopo (38% of records), Northern Cape (6% of records), based on 1,143 iNaturalist observations. 29 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Red-crested Korhaan on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the Red-crested Korhaan?

The Red-crested Korhaan 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; Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep; 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 Red-crested Korhaan?

The red-crested korhaan or red-crested bustard (Lophotis ruficrista) is a species of bird in the family Otididae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

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Where to stay for a chance to see the Red-crested Korhaan

Every stay on the Red-crested Korhaan 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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