Cape Sugarbird (Promerops cafer)

Other Names (World)
Cape Sugarbird, Long-tailed Sugarbird, Cape Long-tailed Sugarbird

Family
Promeropidae (Sugarbirds)

Size
28 - 44 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Habitat
Fynbos. Also, rural gardens and coastal scrub after breeding.

Range (Guide)

South Africa.

Southern South Africa (Western Cape, south-western and southern Eastern Cape).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A rattling song, including starling-like chirps and whistles. Harsh, grating noises.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (32)...)

Cape Sugarbird (Promerops cafer) [XC500076]
by Lynette Rudman from Grahamstown, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa (song)

Cape Sugarbird (Promerops cafer) [XC523707]
by Frank Lambert from The Trail House (near Betty's Bay), Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Forms a superspecies with Gurney's Sugarbird (Promerops gurneyi). There is some evidence of former hybridization between the two in Eastern Cape.

References
See References.

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