bird · Passeriformes · Muscicapidae

Capped Wheatear

Oenanthe pileata (Gmelin, 1789) — also called CAWH. Occurrence records of the Capped Wheatear are shared on GBIF from around 46 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all De Hoop Nature Reserve (422 records), in 7 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernMuscicapidae

46reserves with records

3 266records around them

7provinces

LCIUCN category

Capped Wheatear (Oenanthe pileata) — Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
De Hoop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	422
Suikerbosrant Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	382
McGregor Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	NW North West	268
Tienie Versfeld Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	203
Pilanesberg Private LodgeNature reserve	NW North West	202
Tienie Versveld Wildflower ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	199
Darling Renosterveld ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	168
Kgalagadi Transfrontier ParkTransfrontier area	NC Northern Cape	165
Avani Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	148
Goegap Nature ReserveNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	136
Rocherpan Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	123
West Coast Fossil ParkProtected heritage site	WC Western Cape	115
Marrick Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve	NC Northern Cape	114
Paternoster MiddenProtected heritage site	WC Western Cape	112
!Khwa ttu Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	68
Marais DamNature reserve	GP Gauteng	67
Bothongo Rhino & Lion Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	66
Lutzville Conservation AreaNature reserve	WC Western Cape	63
Elandsberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	46
Koeberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	28
Oorlogskloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	22
Spitskop NatuurtuinNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	19
Postberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	15
Bontebok Ridge ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	12
Alice Glockner Nature ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	11
MotsetsiProtected heritage site	GP Gauteng	11
Soopjeshoogte Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	10
Entabeni Game ReserveGame reserve	LP Limpopo	10
The Cradle Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	9
Gondwana Game ReserveGame reserve	WC Western Cape	6
Rondeberg Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	5
Hopefield Private Nature ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	4
Indalu Game ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	4
Randfontein Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	GP Gauteng	4
Riverlands Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	3
SwartkransProtected heritage site	GP Gauteng	3
Heyns PrivaatnatuurreserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	3
Koppies Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	3
Boskop Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve	NW North West	3
SAS Saldanha Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2
Gamsberg Nature ReserveProtected area	NC Northern Cape	2
!Khamab Kalahari ReserveGame reserve	NW North West	2
Gladysvale CaveProtected heritage site	GP Gauteng	2
Malgas Island Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	2
Jutten Island Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	2
Bon Game ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	2

By province

Western Cape: 24 reserves
Gauteng: 9 reserves
Northern Cape: 6 reserves
North West: 4 reserves
Mpumalanga: 1 reserve
Limpopo: 1 reserve
Free State: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Scientific name: Oenanthe pileata
GBIF taxon: 5231249
Wikidata: Q3727643

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.

Capped Wheatear

Where it is recorded

By province

Taxonomy

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