KwaZulu-Natal
uKhahlamba-Drakensberg · Giants Castle · Kamberg
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Where to see the Sickle-winged Chat in South Africa
Hosts have recorded the Sickle-winged Chat at stays in or beside uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, Kwandwe Private Game Reserve and Giants Castle Game Reserve.
Emarginata sinuata
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When and where to find the Sickle-winged Chat
Hosts have recorded the Sickle-winged Chat at stays in or beside uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, Kwandwe Private Game Reserve and Giants Castle 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
- KwaZulu-Natal
Eastern Cape
Kwandwe
Eastern CapeGuided drivesMalaria-freeStays in Eastern Cape
Ways to look
Drive yourself
Your own vehicle and pace, on the park's roads.
Where hosts record it
Guided drives from a lodge
A guide who knows where to look, with off-road and night drives in the private reserves.
Where hosts record it
Species
Emarginata sinuata
Records
236
iNaturalist observations
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Questions travellers ask
A record means a host has seen the Sickle-winged Chat on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Sickle-winged Chat in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Sickle-winged Chat at stays in or beside uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, Kwandwe Private Game Reserve, Giants Castle Game Reserve, Kamberg Nature Reserve and Royal Natal 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 Sickle-winged Chat in South Africa?
The Sickle-winged Chat is most recorded in Western Cape (40% of records), Eastern Cape (25% of records), Northern Cape (23% of records), based on 236 iNaturalist observations. 19 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Sickle-winged Chat on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Sickle-winged Chat?
The Sickle-winged Chat 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. uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Kwandwe Private Game Reserve: year-round, best Mar-May, Sep-Nov; Giants Castle Game Reserve: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Kamberg Nature Reserve: year-round, dry season May-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the Sickle-winged Chat?
The sickle-winged chat or sicklewing chat (Emarginata sinuata) is a small passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae endemic to southern Africa. It is a common resident breeder in South Africa and Lesotho, and is also found in southernmost areas of Botswana and Namibia. Its habitat is Karoo scrub, short grassland, and barren sandy or stony areas.
Stays that give back
Where to stay for a chance to see the Sickle-winged Chat
Every stay on the Sickle-winged Chat 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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