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Cape Grass-Warbler
Sphenoeacus afer (Gmelin, JF 1789)
The Cape grassbird or Cape grass warbler is an African warbler found in southern Africa. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Macrosphenidae
Genus:
Sphenoeacus
Scientific:
Sphenoeacus afer
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Macrosphenidae
Genus:
Sphenoeacus
Scientific:
Sphenoeacus afer
Original description
Citation:
(Gmelin, JF 1789)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2
1 pt2 p.940
Protonym:
Muscicapa afra
Type locality:
Cape of Good Hope.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2656435
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
8EE724E4C61D5CE9
Avibase ID:
avibase-8EE724E4
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/8EE724E4
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 563059
Geographic range:
- Sphenoeacus afer afer: southwestern South Africa (Western Cape and southwestern Eastern Cape, eastward to about the Gamtoos River)
- Sphenoeacus afer excisus: eastern Zimbabwe and adjacent southwestern Mozambique
- Sphenoeacus afer natalensis: northeastern South Africa (North West to northern and eastern Free State and KwaZulu-Natal), western Eswatini, and northern Lesotho
- Sphenoeacus afer intermedius: eastern South Africa (far southern KwaZulu-Natal and eastern and southern Eastern Cape), and probably southern Lesotho
Source: Clements checklist
Cape Grass-Warbler
Catalan:
camperol del Cap
Czech:
rákosníkovec vousatý
Danish:
Kapgræssanger
German:
Kap-Bülbülgrasmücke
Spanish:
Yerbera de El Cabo
Spanish (Spain):
Yerbera de El Cabo
Finnish:
ruskopääkerttu
French:
Sphénoèque du Cap
Croatian:
oštrorepa cvrkutuša
Icelandic:
Grassöngvari
Italian:
Erbarolo del Capo
Japanese (romaji):
kusamushikui
Japanese:
クサムシクイ
Lithuanian:
Kapinė devynbalsė
Dutch:
Kaapse Grasvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Stråsongar
Norwegian:
Stråsanger
Polish:
strzępochwostek
Portuguese:
felosa-do-cabo
Portuguese (Portugal):
felosa-do-cabo
Russian:
Капская саванница
Slovak:
bylinár hrdzavý
Swedish:
stråsångare
Ukrainian:
куцохвостик капський
Chinese:
草莺
Chinese (Traditional):
草鶯
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Cape Grass-Warbler ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Cape Grass-Warbler ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Cape Grass-Warbler ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Cape Grass-Warbler ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Cape Grass-Warbler ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Cape Grass-Warbler ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Cape Grass-Warbler ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Cape Grass-Warbler ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Cape Grass-Warbler ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Cape Grass-Warbler ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Cape Grass-Warbler ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Cape Grass-warbler ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Cape Grass-warbler ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Cape Grass-warbler ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Cape Grass-warbler ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Cape Grass-warbler ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Cape Grass-warbler ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Cape Grass-warbler ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Cape Grass-warbler ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Cape Grass-warbler ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Cape Grass-warbler ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Cape Grass-warbler ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Sphénoèque du Cap ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Sphénoèque du Cap ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Cape Grass Bird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Cape Grass Bird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Cape Grass-warbler ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Cape Grass-warbler ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Cape Grassbird ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Sphenoeacus afer [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Sphenoeacus afer [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Sphenoeacus afer [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Cape Grass-Warbler ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Cape Grass-Warbler ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Cape Grass-Warbler ( Sphenoeacus afer) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sphenoeacus afer [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sphenoeacus afer [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Grasvoël
Catalan: camperol del Cap
Czech: rákosníkovec vousatý, Travník hnedohlavý
Danish: Kapgræssanger
German: Kap Grassänger, Kap-Bülbülgrasmücke, Kapgrassänger, Kap-Grassänger, Kapgraßsänger
English: Cape Grass Bird, Cape Grass Warbler, Cape Grassbird, Cape Grass-Warbler, Cape Warbler, Grassbird
English, HBW: Cape Grassbird
English (IOC): Cape Grassbird
English (United States): Cape Grassbird
Spanish: Yerbera de El Cabo
Spanish (Spain): Yerbera de El Cabo
Spanish (HBW): Cape Grassbird
Finnish: Ruskopääkerttu
French: Chanteur du Cap, Fauvette des graminées, Sphénoèque du Cap
Croatian: oštrorepa cvrkutuša
Icelandic: Grassöngvari
Italian: Codacuta africano delle erbe, Erbarolo del Capo
Japanese (romaji): kusamushikui
Japanese: クサムシクイ
Scientific: Muscicapa afra, Sphenoeacus afer, Sphenoeacus afer afer, Timalia africana
Lithuanian: Kapinė devynbalsė
Dutch: Kaapse Grasvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Stråsongar
Norwegian: Stråsanger
Polish: strzepochwostek, strzępochwostek
Portuguese: Felosa do Cabo, felosa-do-cabo
Portuguese (Portugal): felosa-do-cabo
Russian: Капская большехвостая славка, Капская саванница
Slovak: bylinár hrdzavý
Swedish: Stråsångare
Turkish: Kap otlak ötleğeni
Ukrainian: куцохвостик капський, Очеретянка капська
Xhosa: Itshitshi
Chinese: 草莺
Chinese (Traditional): 草鶯
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