South Africa
South Africa offers Africa's most accessible birding with excellent roads and reserves. The Cape Fynbos endemics, Kruger Park's 517 species, and the KwaZulu-Natal midlands deliver year-round variety.
Recorded Species
860
Hotspots
100
Overview
Detailed habitat intelligence, species counts, and seasonal guidance will appear here as data is added to this region.
Hotspot Map
100 mapped locations · click a pin to exploreTop Hotspots
**DO NOT USE** Hluhluwe-Imfolozi GR (please be more specific)
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**DO NOT USE** Manyoni GR (please be more specific)
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**DO NOT USE** Ndumo GR (General area)
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**USE MORE SPECIFIC HOTSPOTS** St. Lucia--general area
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Bhejane Nature Training--Kuleni GP
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Bonamanzi GR
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Borakalalo NP
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Dullstroom
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Eshowe--Dlinza Forest
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Hluhluwe-Imfolozi GR--Hilltop Camp
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iSimangaliso WP--Cape Vidal
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iSimangaliso WP--Eastern Shores
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iSimangaliso WP--False Bay NR
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iSimangaliso WP--Western Shores
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Ithala GR
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Kgomo-Kgomo (Please split your Zaagkuil/woodland and Kgomo-Kgomo lists)
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Kruger NP--Berg-en-Dal Camp
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Kruger NP--Berg-en-Dal to Malelane Gate/S110
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Kruger NP--Bridge over Luvuvhu River
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Kruger NP--central section (please be more specific)
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Kruger NP--Crocodile Bridge Camp
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Kruger NP--Crooks Corner
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Kruger NP--H1-4/Satara Camp to Olifants River
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Kruger NP--H1-8 (Punda Gate Rd to Luvuvhu River)
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Kruger NP--H7/Orpen-Satara Road
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Kruger NP--Kruger Gate-Skukuza Rd
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Kruger NP--Lake Panic Bird Hide
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Kruger NP--Letaba Camp (general vicinity and night drive, please be more specific)
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Kruger NP--Letaba-Olifants Rd
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Kruger NP--Lower Sabie Rest Camp
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Kruger NP--Lower Sabie to Crocodile Bridge (Gomodwane Rd, H4-2)
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Kruger NP--Lower Sabie-Nkuhlu Road (H4-1)
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Kruger NP--Mahonie Loop/S99
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Kruger NP--Makuleke EcoTraining Camp (ltd access)
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Kruger NP--Malelane Gate (Crocodile River Bridge)
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Kruger NP--Malelane-Afsaal Rd/H3
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Kruger NP--Mopani Camp (general vicinity and night drive, please be more specific)
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Kruger NP--Napi Rd/H1-1
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Kruger NP--Nkuhlu Picnic Site
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Kruger NP--Olifants Camp (Game Drives)
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Kruger NP--Pafuri Camp (Camp Guests Only)
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Kruger NP--Pafuri Gate to Luvuvhu River/H1-9
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Kruger NP--Pafuri Picnic Site
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Kruger NP--Pafuri/S63 area
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Kruger NP--Phabeni to Skukuza
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Kruger NP--Pretoriuskop Rest Camp
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Kruger NP--Punda Maria Camp (general vicinity and night drive, please be more specific)
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Kruger NP--Satara Camp
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Kruger NP--Satara-Tshokwane Road
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Kruger NP--Shingwedzi Camp (general vicinity and night drive, please be more specific)
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Kruger NP--Skukuza Camp (Camp only; please use more precise hotspots for drives)
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Kruger NP--Skukuza-Nkuhlu Road/H4-1
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Kruger NP--Skukuza: Sabie River Bridge
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Kruger NP--southern section (please be more specific)
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Kruger NP--Tshokwane Road
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Kruger Park (Skukuza - Pretoriuskop Rd)
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Londolozi Game Reserve
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Loskop Dam Nature Reserve
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Mabula GL
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Mabusa Nature Reserve
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Madikwe GR (Please consider more specific locations when appropriate)
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Mala-Mala Game Reserve
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Manyoni GR--Zebra Hills Lodge
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Mapungubwe NP
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Marakele NP
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Marievale Bird Sanctuary
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Marloth Park
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Mjejane Private Game Reserve
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Mkhombo Nature Reserve
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Mkhuze GR (please consider more specific locations when appropriate)
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Mkhuze GR--eMshophi Gate to Mantuma Rest Camp
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Mkhuze GR--Kumasinga Hide
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Mkhuze GR--Mantuma Camp (Camp area only)
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Mkhuze GR--Nsumo Pan
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Mpempe Pan
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Muzi Pan
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Ngwenya Lodge
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Nibela Floodplains
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Nylsvley Nature Reserve
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Phinda GR--Airfield
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Pilanesberg NP (please use more specific locations when appropriate )
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Polokwane NR
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Pongola NR
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Rietvlei NR
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Rust de Winter NR
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Sabi Sands Game Reserve
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St Lucia--iGwalagwala Trail
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St Lucia--iMfolozi River mouth
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Suikerbosrand NR (Please consider more specific location)
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Tembe Elephant Park
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Umlalazi NR
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Vaalkop Dam Nature Reserve
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Wakkerstroom area (please consider more specific locations when appropriate)
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Wakkerstroom Wetland NR
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Wakkerstroom Wetland NR--BirdLife office
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Wolfhuiskraal to Kgomo-Kgomo
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Zaagkuildrift Rd (Do not log Kgomo-Kgomo birds here)
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Zaagkuildrift--Roets' Farm
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Zaagkuilsdrift Lodge
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Zimanga GR
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