
The Pel's fishing owl (Scotopelia peli) is a large species of owl in the family Strigidae.
Most records Oct to Nov
When Pel's Fishing Owl sightings peak, from open records. Outside these months it is seen less often, not never.
Curve from 92 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 Pel's Fishing Owl is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
92 records, iNaturalist
20+ resultaten in Zuid-Afrika
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Pel's Fishing Owl: door gastheren waargenomen in of bij Kruger National Park, Phinda Private Game Reserve and Welgevonden Game Reserve.
Zelf rijden
Uw eigen auto en tempo, op de wegen van het park.
Waar gastheren de soort waarnemen
Begeleide ritten vanuit een lodge
Een gids die weet waar te kijken, met offroad- en nachtritten in de privéreservaten.
Waar gastheren de soort waarnemen
Soort
Scotopelia peli
Waarnemingen
92
iNaturalist-waarnemingen
Elke boeking op Spekboom steunt natuurbehoud.
Een waarneming betekent dat een gastheer de Pel's Fishing Owl op of bij het terrein heeft gezien. Een waarneming is nooit gegarandeerd.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Pel's Fishing Owl at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Phinda Private Game Reserve and Welgevonden Game Reserve. 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 Pel's Fishing Owl is most recorded in Limpopo (54% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (33% of records), Mpumalanga (11% of records), based on 92 iNaturalist observations. 23 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Pel's Fishing Owl on site or nearby.
Sightings of the Pel's Fishing Owl peak from Oct to Nov, based on 92 iNaturalist records. You may still see it outside those months, sightings are just less frequent.
The Pel's fishing owl (Scotopelia peli) is a large species of owl in the family Strigidae. The species is found in Africa and lives near rivers and lakes. It feeds nocturnally on fish and frogs snatched from the surface of lakes and rivers. The species prefers slow moving rivers with large overhanging trees to roost and forage from. It nests in hollows and the forks of large trees.