Where to see the Red-throated Wryneck in South Africa

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Red-throated Wryneck at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, Addo Elephant National Park, Golden Gate Highlands National Park, Giants Castle Game Reserve and Ithala Game Reserve and other reserves. 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.

The Red-throated Wryneck is most recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (33% of records), Gauteng (32% of records), Mpumalanga (17% of records), based on 568 iNaturalist observations. 71 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Red-throated Wryneck on site or nearby.

The Red-throated Wryneck 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; uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Addo Elephant National Park: year-round, best Mar-May, Sep-Nov; Golden Gate Highlands National Park: Mar-May, Aug-Oct. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

The Red-throated Wryneck (Jynx ruficollis) is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

The red-throated wryneck (Jynx ruficollis) is a species of wryneck in the woodpecker family. It is also known as the rufous-necked wryneck, red-breasted wryneck, African wryneck or rufous-throated wryneck.