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Cape Sugarbird

Promerops cafer(Linnaeus, C, 1758)

English (US) Cape Sugarbird

The Cape Sugarbird (Promerops cafer) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Promeropidae (Sugarbirds) in the order Passeriformes.

Range: South Africa (mountains of Cape Province)Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Promerops cafer
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Cape Sugarbird
Described by
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Merops cafer
Described by
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
Type locality
Ethiopia ; restricted to Cap de Bonne Esperance [= Cape of Good Hope] by Brisson, 1760, Ornithologia, 2, p. 462.
Original description
Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.117

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

See all 2 species of the family Promeropidae