
Kittlitz's plover (Anarhynchus pecuarius) is a small shorebird (35-40 g) in the family Charadriidae that breeds near coastal and inland saltmarshes, sandy or muddy riverbanks or alkaline grasslands with short vegetation.
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 1,622 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.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Kittlitz's Plover is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
1,622 records, iNaturalist
40+ résultats à Afrique du Sud
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Kittlitz's Plover : signalé par des hôtes dans ou près de Kruger National Park.
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Espèce
Anarhynchus pecuarius
Observations
1 622
observations iNaturalist
Chaque réservation sur Spekboom soutient la conservation.
Une observation signifie qu'un hôte a vu le Kittlitz's Plover sur la propriété ou à proximité. Une observation n'est jamais garantie.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Kittlitz's Plover at stays in or beside Kruger 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.
The Kittlitz's Plover is most recorded in Western Cape (67% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (11% of records), Eastern Cape (7% of records), based on 1 622 iNaturalist observations. 43 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Kittlitz's Plover on site or nearby.
The Kittlitz's Plover 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. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
Kittlitz's plover (Anarhynchus pecuarius) is a small shorebird (35-40 g) in the family Charadriidae that breeds near coastal and inland saltmarshes, sandy or muddy riverbanks or alkaline grasslands with short vegetation. It is native to much of Sub-Saharan Africa, the Nile Delta and Madagascar. It is thought to be mainly polygamous and has monomorphic plumage.