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Goukamma · Garden Route
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Where to see the White-starred Robin in South Africa
Hosts have recorded the White-starred Robin at stays in or beside Goukamma Nature Reserve, Garden Route National Park and Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park.
Pogonocichla stellata
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When and where to find the White-starred Robin
Hosts have recorded the White-starred Robin at stays in or beside Goukamma Nature Reserve, Garden Route National 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
- Western Cape
KwaZulu-Natal
Hluhluwe-Imfolozi · iSimangaliso Wetland
KwaZulu-NatalStays in KwaZulu-Natal
Ways to look
Drive yourself
Your own vehicle and pace, on the park's roads.
Where hosts record it
Species
Pogonocichla stellata
Records
250
iNaturalist observations
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Questions travellers ask
A record means a host has seen the White-starred Robin on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
Which parks and reserves are best for the White-starred Robin in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the White-starred Robin at stays in or beside Goukamma Nature Reserve, Garden Route National Park, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park and iSimangaliso Wetland 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 White-starred Robin in South Africa?
The White-starred Robin is most recorded in Western Cape (56% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (16% of records), Eastern Cape (12% of records), based on 250 iNaturalist observations. 17 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the White-starred Robin on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the White-starred Robin?
The White-starred Robin 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. Goukamma Nature Reserve: year-round, warm Oct-Apr; Garden Route National Park: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; 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 White-starred Robin?
The white-starred robin (Pogonocichla stellata) is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher and chat family Muscicapidae. It is also sometimes more simply called the starred robin. It is monotypic within the genus Pogonocichla. There are around twelve subspecies. The species is found in East and southern Africa.
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Where to stay for a chance to see the White-starred Robin
Every stay on the White-starred Robin 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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