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- Cape Sparrow
bird · Passeriformes · Passeridae
Cape Sparrow
Passer melanurus (Statius Muller, 1776) — also called Mossie, CASP. Occurrence records of the Cape Sparrow are shared on GBIF from around 250 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Kloofendal Nature Reserve (4 694 records), in 9 provinces.
IUCN: Least concernPasseridae
250reserves with records
98 474records around them
9provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Kloofendal Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 4 694 |
| Rietvlei Nature ReserveProtected area | GP Gauteng | 3 989 |
| Moreleta Kloof Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 3 481 |
| Table Mountain National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 3 255 |
| False Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 2 725 |
| Free State National Botanical GardenBotanical garden | FS Free State | 2 309 |
| Kruin ParkNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 2 277 |
| Hottentots-HollandProtected area | WC Western Cape | 2 163 |
| Naval Hill Nature ReserveNature reserve | FS Free State | 2 148 |
| Colbyn ValleyNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 2 034 |
| Rietfontein Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 2 003 |
| Tokai ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 1 956 |
| Bishop Bird ParkNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 785 |
| Walter Sisulu National Botanical GardenBotanical garden | GP Gauteng | 1 782 |
| Clara Anna Fontein Game ReservePrivate game reserve | WC Western Cape | 1 734 |
| Korsman ConservancyPrivate game reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 695 |
| Settlers Park Nature ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 1 674 |
| Lower Guinea-Fowl TrailNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 1 673 |
| Addo Elephant National ParkNational park | EC Eastern Cape | 1 668 |
| DONKIN RESERVENature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 1 667 |
| Eugene Marais ParkNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 593 |
| Wonderboom Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 470 |
| Raapenberg Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 1 465 |
| Rondevlei Nature ReserveProtected area | WC Western Cape | 1 370 |
| Groenkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 252 |
| Austin Roberts Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 209 |
| Highveld GardenNature reserve | FS Free State | 1 172 |
| Muizenberg CaveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 1 135 |
| Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 1 124 |
| West Coast National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 1 107 |
| Grysbok ParkNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 1 093 |
| Marievale Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 026 |
| Roodeplaat Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 981 |
| Meyersdal KoppieNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 956 |
| St. James SpringNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 886 |
| Lion's Head Hiking TrailNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 837 |
| Montgomery VleiNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 821 |
| UKhahlamba / Drakensberg ParkProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 802 |
| Augrabies Falls National ParkNational park | NC Northern Cape | 791 |
| Seal IslandNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 747 |
| Silvermine Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 708 |
| Nyati ConcessionProtected area | EC Eastern Cape | 708 |
| Jan Marias Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 693 |
| Umgeni Valley Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 675 |
| WESSA uMngeni Valley Nature Reserve & Education CentreWildlife sanctuary | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 675 |
| Melville KoppiesNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 641 |
| Paarl Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary | WC Western Cape | 641 |
| Limietberg Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 633 |
| Elephant Sanctuary HartbeespoortWildlife sanctuary | NW North West | 619 |
| Monkey SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary | NW North West | 619 |
| Mountain Zebra National ParkNational park | EC Eastern Cape | 618 |
| The Wilds Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 607 |
| Kgalagadi Transfrontier ParkTransfrontier area | NC Northern Cape | 606 |
| Karoo National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 574 |
| De Hoop Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 564 |
| Baviaanskloof Mega ReserveProtected area | EC Eastern Cape | 564 |
| Howick Umngeni River ConservancyPrivate game reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 528 |
| Bontebok National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 493 |
| Fernkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 468 |
| Wellington ParkNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 465 |
and 190 more reserves with fewer records.
By province
- Western Cape
- 108 reserves
- Gauteng
- 46 reserves
- Eastern Cape
- 21 reserves
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 20 reserves
- Northern Cape
- 15 reserves
- Free State
- 14 reserves
- North West
- 13 reserves
- Mpumalanga
- 10 reserves
- Limpopo
- 3 reserves
Taxonomy
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Passeridae
- Scientific name
- Passer melanurus
- GBIF taxon
- 5231195
- Wikidata
- Q663335
More of the Passeridae family
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.