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Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Cape Sugarbird* |
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Promerops cafer |
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Description (10)
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Cape Sugarbird
© sa-venues.com
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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.
South Africa.
Southern South Africa (Western Cape, south-western and southern Eastern Cape).
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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) [XC509767]
by Frank Lambert from Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa (call, song)
Cape Sugarbird (Promerops cafer) [XC34760]
by Frank Lambert from Cape Town Botanic Gardens, 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.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Cape Sugarbird see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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