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Cape Sugarbird
Promerops cafer (Linnaeus, C 1758)
The Cape sugarbird is one of the eight bird species endemic to the Fynbos biome of the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Promeropidae
Genus:
Promerops
Scientific:
Promerops cafer
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Promeropidae
Genus:
Promerops
Scientific:
Promerops cafer
Original description
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.117
Protonym:
Merops cafer
Type locality:
Ethiopia ; restricted to Cap de Bonne Esperance [= Cape of Good Hope] by Brisson, 1760, Ornithologia, 2, p. 462.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/135/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
AEE0955237530F41
Avibase ID:
avibase-AEE09552
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/AEE09552
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 562477
Geographic range:
- Promerops cafer: South Africa (mountains of Cape Province)
Source: Clements checklist
Cape Sugarbird
Catalan:
llépol del Cap
Czech:
cukernatka kapská
Danish:
Kapsukkerfugl
German:
Kaphonigvogel
Spanish:
Mielero Abejaruco de El Cabo
Spanish (Spain):
Mielero abejaruco de El Cabo
Finnish:
kapinmesikko
French:
Promérops du Cap
Croatian:
kapski medojed
Hungarian:
fokföldi mézevő
Icelandic:
Sykurfugl
Italian:
Zuccheriere del Capo
Japanese (romaji):
onagamitsusui
Japanese:
オナガミツスイ
Lithuanian:
Kapinis cukrapaukštis
Dutch:
Kaapse Suikervogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kappsukkerfugl
Norwegian:
Kappsukkerfugl
Polish:
dudkowiec kafryjski
Portuguese:
papa-açúcar-do-cabo
Portuguese (Portugal):
papa-açúcar-do-cabo
Russian:
Капская сахарная птица
Slovak:
medosaj dlhochvostý
Serbian:
Kapski šećeraš
Swedish:
kapsockerfågel
Ukrainian:
Цукролюб буроволий
Chinese:
南非食蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
南非食蜜鳥
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Promérops du Cap ( Promerops cafer) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Promérops du Cap ( Promerops cafer) |
| Clements 1st edition: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Clements, version 2021: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Clements, version 2022: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Clements, version 2023: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Clements, version 2024: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Clements 4th edition: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Clements 6th edition: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Clements, version 2015: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Clements, version 2016: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Clements, version 2017: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Clements, version 2018: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Clements, version 2019: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| eBird version 1.50: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| eBird version 1.52: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| eBird version 1.53: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| eBird version 1.54: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| eBird version 1.55: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| eBird version 2015: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| eBird version 2016: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| eBird version 2017: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| eBird version 2018: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| eBird version 2019: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| eBird version 2021: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| eBird version 2022: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| eBird version 2023: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| eBird version 2024: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Promerops cafer |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Promerops cafer |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Promerops cafer |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Cape Sugarbird ( Promerops cafer) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Promerops cafer |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Promerops cafer |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Kaapse Suikervoël
Catalan: llépol del Cap
Czech: Cukernatka kapská
Danish: Kapsukkerfugl
German: Kap Honigfresser, Kaphonigfresser, Kap-Honigfresser, Kaphonigvogel
English: Cape Sugarbird, Long-tailed Sugarbird, Sugarbird
English, HBW: Cape Sugarbird
English (IOC): Cape Sugarbird
English (United States): Cape Sugarbird
Spanish: Mielero abejaruco de El Cabo, Mielero-abejaruco de El Cabo, Mielero-Abejaruco del Cabo, Pájaro Azúcar de El Cabo
Spanish (Spain): Mielero abejaruco de El Cabo, Mielero-abejaruco del Cabo
Spanish (HBW): Cape Sugarbird
Estonian: händ-prootealind
Finnish: Kapinmesikko
French: Promérops du Cap
Croatian: kapski medojed
Hungarian: fokföldi mézevő
Icelandic: Sykurfugl
Italian: Mangianettare del Capo, Zuccheriere del Capo
Japanese (romaji): onagamitsusui
Japanese: オナガミツスイ
Scientific: Certhia capensis, Certhia longicauda, Certhia macroura, Merops cafer, Nectarinia caffra, Nectarinia promerops, Promerops cafer, Upupa promerops
Lithuanian: Kapinis cukrapaukštis
Dutch: Kaapse Suikervogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kappsukkerfugl
Norwegian: Kappsukkerfugl
Polish: dudkowiec kafryjski, Dutkowiec kafryjski
Portuguese: Papa-açúcar do Cabo, papa-açúcar-do-cabo
Portuguese (Portugal): papa-açúcar-do-cabo
Russian: Капская сахарная птица, Капский сахарный медосос
Slovak: medosaj dlhochvostý, Medosavka dlhochvostá
Serbian: Kapski šećeraš
Swedish: Kapsockerfågel
Turkish: Kap şekerkuşu
Ukrainian: Цукролюб буроволий
Chinese: 南非食蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 南非食蜜鳥
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