bird · Passeriformes · Macrosphenidae

Cape Grassbird

Sphenoeacus afer (Gmelin, 1789) — also called Cape Grass-Warbler, Grassbird, CAGR. Occurrence records of the Cape Grassbird are shared on GBIF from around 116 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Table Mountain National Park (2 169 records), in 8 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernMacrosphenidae

116reserves with records

21 770records around them

8provinces

LCIUCN category

Cape Grassbird (Sphenoeacus afer) — Photo: Brian Ralphs · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Table Mountain National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	2 169
Hottentots-HollandProtected area	WC Western Cape	1 983
Rietvlei Nature ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	1 740
Moreleta Kloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 096
UKhahlamba / Drakensberg ParkProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	1 064
Betty's Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	712
Springside Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	701
Iphithi Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	697
Stony Point Penguin ColonyNature reserve	WC Western Cape	683
Stony Point Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	682
Lion's Head Hiking TrailNature reserve	WC Western Cape	594
Silvermine Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	575
Muizenberg CaveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	474
St. James SpringNature reserve	WC Western Cape	458
Bontebok National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	440
De Hoop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	413
Jock's BayNature reserve	WC Western Cape	368
Fernkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	336
Golden Gate Highlands National ParkNational park	FS Free State	318
Cape Point Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	304
Albert Falls Game ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	299
Helderberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	283
Royal Natal National ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	282
Suikerbosrant Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	262
Rondevlei Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	246
Boulders Penguin ColonyGame reserve	WC Western Cape	235
Lang Elsie's Kraal Rest CampNature reserve	WC Western Cape	230
Boland Mountain ComplexProtected area	WC Western Cape	227
Rustenburg NatuurreservaatNature reserve	NW North West	197
Borakalalo Game ReserveGame reserve	GP Gauteng	191
Ferncliffe Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	163
De Mond Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	156
CederbergProtected area	WC Western Cape	154
Cederberg Wilderness AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	152
Ingula Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	147
Jan Marias Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	137
Constantia NekNature reserve	WC Western Cape	136
Ithala Game ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	131
Umgeni Valley Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	126
WESSA uMngeni Valley Nature Reserve & Education CentreWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	126
Crocodile River ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	120
Jonkershoek Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	110
Elsewhere Game ReservePrivate game reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	101
Verloren Valei Nature ReserveProtected area	MP Mpumalanga	98
Barberton Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	96
Platbos Forest ReserveForest reserve	WC Western Cape	95
Kogelberg Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	71
Albert Falls Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	70
Greyton Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	69
Darling Renosterveld ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	63
Agulhas National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	57
Marais DamNature reserve	GP Gauteng	57
Ruitersbos Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	49
Garden Route Safari CampPrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	49
Cumberland Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	44
Cheetah RidgeWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	38
Assegaaibosch Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	37
Giant's Castle Game ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	36
Boosmansbos Wilderness AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	35
Plettenberg Bay Game ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	35

and 56 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Western Cape: 61 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 29 reserves
Gauteng: 8 reserves
Mpumalanga: 7 reserves
Eastern Cape: 4 reserves
Free State: 3 reserves
North West: 2 reserves
Limpopo: 2 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Macrosphenidae
Scientific name: Sphenoeacus afer
GBIF taxon: 2493014
Wikidata: Q1305519

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Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.