- Which parks and reserves are best for the Scaly-throated Honeyguide in South Africa?
- Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Scaly-throated Honeyguide at stays in or beside Phinda Private Game Reserve and 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.
- Where can you see the Scaly-throated Honeyguide in South Africa?
- The Scaly-throated Honeyguide is most recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (56% of records), Western Cape (18% of records), Eastern Cape (13% of records), based on 142 iNaturalist observations. 22 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Scaly-throated Honeyguide on site or nearby.
- When is the best time to see the Scaly-throated Honeyguide?
- The Scaly-throated Honeyguide 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. Phinda Private Game Reserve: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
- What is the Scaly-throated Honeyguide?
- The scaly-throated honeyguide (Indicator variegatus) is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.