
The dwarf bittern is a species of heron in the family Ardeidae that is widely distributed across Sub-Saharan Africa avoiding only the very arid regions.
Most records Dec to Apr
When Dwarf Bittern sightings peak, from open records. Outside these months it is seen less often, not never.
Curve from 147 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.
Limpopo and beyond
Provinces where Dwarf Bittern is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
147 records, iNaturalist
3 resultaten in Zuid-Afrika
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Dwarf Bittern: door gastheren waargenomen in of bij Kruger National Park.
Zelf rijden
Uw eigen auto en tempo, op de wegen van het park.
Waar gastheren de soort waarnemen
Soort
Ixobrychus sturmii
Waarnemingen
147
iNaturalist-waarnemingen
Elke boeking op Spekboom steunt natuurbehoud.
Een waarneming betekent dat een gastheer de Dwarf Bittern op of bij het terrein heeft gezien. Een waarneming is nooit gegarandeerd.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Dwarf Bittern 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 Dwarf Bittern is most recorded in Limpopo (51% of records), Mpumalanga (24% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (13% of records), based on 147 iNaturalist observations. 3 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Dwarf Bittern on site or nearby.
Sightings of the Dwarf Bittern peak from Dec to Apr, based on 147 iNaturalist records. You may still see it outside those months, sightings are just less frequent.
The dwarf bittern is a species of heron in the family Ardeidae that is widely distributed across Sub-Saharan Africa avoiding only the very arid regions. This species was formerly placed in the genus Ixobrychus.