Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Northern Cape · Best Aug to Oct
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Black-winged Pratincole
Glareola nordmanniNear threatened
The black-winged pratincole (Glareola nordmanni) is a wader in the pratincole bird family, Glareolidae.
Species insights
When to visit
Most records Dec to Mar
When Black-winged Pratincole sightings peak, from open records. Outside these months it is seen less often, not never.
Best monthsDec to Mar
Records77 records
Curve from 77 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Where you'll find it
Mpumalanga and beyond
Provinces where Black-winged Pratincole is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
77 records, iNaturalist
Parks where hosts record the Black-winged Pratincole
Stays that give back
Across the Northern Cape
Twee Rivieren Rest Camp
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
From R 450a night
Black-winged Pratincole recorded here
Mata-Mata Rest Camp
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
From R 450a night
Black-winged Pratincole recorded here
Grootkolk Wilderness Camp
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
From R 2,634a night
Black-winged Pratincole recorded here
Bitterpan Wilderness Camp
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
From R 2,634a night
Black-winged Pratincole recorded here
Kieliekrankie Wilderness Camp
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
From R 2,634a night
Black-winged Pratincole recorded here
Nossob Rest Camp
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
From R 450a night
Black-winged Pratincole recorded here
Gharagab Wilderness Camp
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
From R 2,634a night
Black-winged Pratincole recorded here
Kalahari Tented Camp
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
From R 2,314a night
Black-winged Pratincole recorded here
Urikaruus Wilderness Camp
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
From R 2,634a night
Black-winged Pratincole recorded here
More stays nearby
Richmond Rooms
Richmond
From R 1,230a night
Mooifontein Farm
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From R 1,486a night
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From R 1,600a night
Frontier River Resort
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From R 2,050a night
Sendelingsdrif Rest Camp
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From R 311a night
Motswedi Camp Site
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From R 628a night
Kokerboomkloof Camp Site
Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park
From R 311a night
Skilpad Rest Camp
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From R 953a night
Mosu Lodge
Mokala National Park
From R 1,401a night
Tankwa Karoo Rest Camp
Tankwa Karoo National Park
From R 192a night
Augrabies Falls Rest Camp
Augrabies Falls National Park
From R 362a night
Lilydale Rest Camp
Mokala National Park
From R 1,206a night
Elandsberg Rest Camp
Tankwa Karoo National Park
From R 1,741a night
De Hoop Camping Site
Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park
From R 373a night
The Apollis Cottage
Concordia, Springbok
From R 1,700a night
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When and where to find the Black-winged Pratincole
Hosts have recorded the Black-winged Pratincole at stays in or beside Kgalagadi Transfrontier 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.
Ways to look
Drive yourself
Your own vehicle and pace, on the park's roads.
Where hosts record it
IUCN Red List
Near Threatened
Species
Glareola nordmanni
Records
77
iNaturalist observations
Every booking on Spekboom supports conservation.
Questions travellers ask
A record means a host has seen the Black-winged Pratincole on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Black-winged Pratincole in Northern Cape?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Black-winged Pratincole at stays in or beside Kgalagadi Transfrontier 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 Black-winged Pratincole in South Africa?
The Black-winged Pratincole is most recorded in Mpumalanga (32% of records), Limpopo (29% of records), North West (21% of records), based on 77 iNaturalist observations. 9 places to stay on Spekboom in Northern Cape have recorded the Black-winged Pratincole on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Black-winged Pratincole?
Sightings of the Black-winged Pratincole peak from Dec to Mar, based on 77 iNaturalist records. You may still see it outside those months, sightings are just less frequent.
What is the conservation status of the Black-winged Pratincole?
The Black-winged Pratincole (Glareola nordmanni) is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.
What is the Black-winged Pratincole?
The black-winged pratincole (Glareola nordmanni) is a wader in the pratincole bird family, Glareolidae. The genus name is a diminutive of Latin glarea, "gravel", referring to a typical nesting habitat for pratincoles. The species name commemorates the Finnish-born zoologist and explorer Alexander von Nordmann.