Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
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List of the videos, photographs and sound recordings taken in Cape Town
Materials recorded in Cape Town
List of all the materials recorded in Cape Town, sorted by rating.49 Videos
Jackass Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
A pair in a breeding colony, one of the birds excavating a possible nest
LocalityBoulders Beach, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species) Josep del Hoyo 15 August 1998 32 sec 4.7
Jackass Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
A breeding colony with some nests in holes
LocalityBoulders Beach, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species) Josep del Hoyo 15 August 1998 20 sec 4.5
Jackass Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
A well grown chick in a breeding colony
LocalityBoulders Beach, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species) Josep del Hoyo 15 August 1998 26 sec 4.5
Red-winged Starling (Onychognathus morio)
Male perched and vocalizing
LocalityCape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Conan Guard 07 December 2008 17 sec 4.4
Jackass Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
An adult in a nest with two chicks
LocalityBoulders Beach, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species) Josep del Hoyo 15 August 1998 22 sec 4.4
Jackass Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
Several individuals in a breeding colony
LocalityBoulders Beach, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species) Josep del Hoyo 15 August 1998 50 sec 4.4
Hartlaub's Gull (Larus hartlaubii)
A bird sitting on the ground
LocalityCape Point, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species) Francesc Capdevila i Torrell 18 October 2002 27 sec 4.4
Jackass Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
A bird entering the sea, another one leaving it
LocalityBoulders Beach, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species) Josep del Hoyo 15 August 1998 36 sec 4.3
Jackass Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
Adults and juveniles in a breeding colony
LocalityBoulders Beach, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species) Josep del Hoyo 15 August 1998 36 sec 4.3
Jackass Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
A group of adults and juveniles at the beach, most of them preening
LocalityBoulders Beach, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species) Josep del Hoyo 15 August 1998 44 sec 4.3
Hartlaub's Gull (Larus hartlaubii)
An adult walking along the shore
LocalityCape Point, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species) Francesc Capdevila i Torrell 18 October 2002 24 sec 4.3
Cape Grass-warbler (Sphenoeacus afer)
An adult singing.
LocalityCape Point, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp afer) Francesc Capdevila i Torrell 19 October 2000 20 sec 4.3
Jackass Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
Several birds leaving the sea
LocalityBoulders Beach, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species) Josep del Hoyo 15 August 1998 41 sec 4.1
Cape Bunting (Emberiza capensis)
An adult feeding on the ground
LocalityCape Point, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp cinnamomea) Francesc Capdevila i Torrell 18 October 2002 22 sec 4.1
230 Photographs
Orange-breasted Sunbird (Anthobaphes violacea)
Male watching is territory
LocalityCape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Dubi shapiro 26 January 2011 4.6
Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk (Accipiter rufiventris)
Bathing in the small river inside the garden
LocalityKirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp rufiventris) auf 04 July 2004 4.6
Jackass Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
Individual on the beach.
LocalityBoulders Beach, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Miriam Bauman 08 October 2008 4.5
Orange-breasted Sunbird (Anthobaphes violacea)
Orange-breasted Sunbird Male, perched ,feeding
LocalityKirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Chris and Megan Perkins 18 March 2009 4.5
Cape Grass-warbler (Sphenoeacus afer)
A bird singing on the bush
LocalityCape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Libor Vaicenbacher 30 October 2009 4.5
Cape Sugarbird (Promerops cafer)
Male resting,blue background is the sea near by
LocalityCape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Dubi shapiro 26 January 2011 4.4
Ostrich (Struthio camelus)
All family searching for food along the coast.
LocalityCape Point, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp australis) Libor Vaicenbacher 01 January 1970 4.4
Jackass Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
An adult in the sand.
LocalityBoulders Beach, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species) Carmelo López 24 November 2010 4.4
Cape Francolin (Francolinus capensis)
A male walking on the ground.
LocalityKirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species) Carmelo López 23 November 2010 4.4
Hadada Ibis (Bostrychia hagedash)
Bird foraging on lawn
LocalityKirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp hagedash) Chris and Megan Perkins 18 March 2009 4.4
Karoo Prinia (Prinia maculosa)
An adult, perched on a stem.
LocalityKirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp maculosa) Carmelo López 23 November 2010 4.3
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Closeup of a female.
LocalityKirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species) Carmelo López 23 November 2010 4.3
Spotted Dikkop (Burhinus capensis)
A bird on the beach
LocalityKommetjie, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Tadeusz Stawarczyk 27 March 2011 4.3
Shy Albatross (Diomedea cauta)
A bird with its wings raised.
LocalityCape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Ken Havard 17 October 2007 4.3
9 Sounds
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Cape Robin-chat (Cossypha caffra)
Singing from the top of a bush. 11:55am.
Locality:Koeberg Private Nature Reserve, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Charles Hesse 28 May 2010 4
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Cape Bulbul (Pycnonotus capensis)
Excited calls from a low bush. Birds chasing each other. 9:47am.
Locality:Koeberg Private Nature Reserve, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Charles Hesse 28 May 2010 4
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White-necked Raven (Corvus albicollis)
2 birds calling while flying around Table Mountain
Locality:Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Peter Waanders 07 January 2003 3.5
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Jackal Buzzard (Buteo rufofuscus)
Adult bird calling in flight whilst being mobbed by a Red-winged Starling. 12:15pm.
Locality:Koeberg Private Nature Reserve, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Charles Hesse 28 May 2010 3
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Southern Double-collared Sunbird (Cinnyris chalybeus)
Adult male singing from the top of a bush. 9:17am.
Locality:Koeberg Private Nature Reserve, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Charles Hesse 28 May 2010 3
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Layard's Warbler (Sylvia layardi)
Bird flew in in response to playback and sang back from a low bush. 10:59am.
Locality:Koeberg Private Nature Reserve, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Charles Hesse 30 May 2010 3
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Karoo Scrub-robin (Erythropygia coryphaeus)
Singing from the top of a bush. 9:02am.
Locality:Koeberg Private Nature Reserve, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Charles Hesse 28 May 2010 3
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White-throated Canary (Serinus albogularis)
Several birds calling from low bushes. 8:31am.
Locality:Koeberg Private Nature Reserve, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Charles Hesse 30 May 2010 3
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Yellow Canary (Serinus flaviventris)
Male calling from a low bush. 8:30am.
Locality:Koeberg Private Nature Reserve, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Charles Hesse 30 May 2010 2
List of the species with videos, photos and sounds taken in Cape Town
Species with materials recorded in Cape Town
List of species with materials recorded in Cape Town. Species that occur in Cape Town but that do not have materials recorded there will not be included in the list.- Ostrich (Struthionidae)
- Ostrich (Struthio camelus)
- Penguins (Spheniscidae)
- Jackass Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
- Grebes (Podicipedidae)
- Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
- Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
- Albatrosses (Diomedeidae)
- Black-browed Albatross (Diomedea melanophris)
- Shy Albatross (Diomedea cauta)
- Yellow-nosed Albatross (Diomedea chlororhynchos)
- Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
- Cape Petrel (Daption capense)
- Soft-plumaged Petrel (Pterodroma mollis)
- White-chinned Petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis)
- Pelicans (Pelecanidae)
- Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
- Gannets and Boobies (Sulidae)
- Cape Gannet (Sula capensis)
- Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
- Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
- Cape Cormorant (Phalacrocorax capensis)
- Bank Cormorant (Phalacrocorax neglectus)
- Crowned Cormorant (Phalacrocorax coronatus)
- Darters (Anhingidae)
- Darter (Anhinga melanogaster)
- Herons (Ardeidae)
- Black-headed Heron (Ardea melanocephala)
- Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
- Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
- Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
- Black-crowned Night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
- Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)
- Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)
- Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
- Hadada Ibis (Bostrychia hagedash)
- Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
- African Spoonbill (Platalea alba)
- Flamingos (Phoenicopteridae)
- Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)
- Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
- Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
- Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis)
- Cape Teal (Anas capensis)
- Yellow-billed Duck (Anas undulata)
- Maccoa Duck (Oxyura maccoa)
- Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
- African Marsh-harrier (Circus ranivorus)
- African Harrier-hawk (Polyboroides typus)
- Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk (Accipiter rufiventris)
- Jackal Buzzard (Buteo rufofuscus)
- Falcons and Caracaras (Falconidae)
- Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
- Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
- Grey-winged Francolin (Francolinus africanus)
- Cape Francolin (Francolinus capensis)
- Guineafowl (Numididae)
- Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris)
- Cranes (Gruidae)
- Blue Crane (Anthropoides paradisea)
- Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
- Red-knobbed Coot (Fulica cristata)
- Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae)
- African Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini)
- Stilts and Avocets (Recurvirostridae)
- Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
- Thick-knees (Burhinidae)
- Spotted Dikkop (Burhinus capensis)
- Plovers (Charadriidae)
- Blacksmith Lapwing (Vanellus armatus)
- White-fronted Plover (Charadrius marginatus)
- Skuas (Stercorariidae)
- Brown Skua (Catharacta antarctica)
- Gulls (Laridae)
- Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus)
- Hartlaub's Gull (Larus hartlaubii)
- Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
- Speckled Pigeon (Columba guinea)
- Red-eyed Dove (Streptopelia semitorquata)
- Typical Owls (Strigidae)
- Spotted Eagle-owl (Bubo africanus)
- Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
- Malachite Kingfisher (Alcedo cristata)
- Pipits and Wagtails (Motacillidae)
- Plain-backed Pipit (Anthus leucophrys)
- Cape Longclaw (Macronyx capensis)
- Cape Wagtail (Motacilla capensis)
- Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)
- Cape Bulbul (Pycnonotus capensis)
- Thrushes (Turdidae)
- Olive Thrush (Turdus olivaceus)
- Cape Rock-thrush (Monticola rupestris)
- Sentinel Rock-thrush (Monticola explorator)
- Cape Robin-chat (Cossypha caffra)
- Karoo Scrub-robin (Erythropygia coryphaeus)
- Familiar Chat (Cercomela familiaris)
- Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)
- Fiscal Flycatcher (Sigelus silens)
- African Dusky Flycatcher (Muscicapa adusta)
- Batises and Wattle-eyes (Platysteiridae)
- Cape Batis (Batis capensis)
- Cisticolas and Allies (Cisticolidae)
- Karoo Prinia (Prinia maculosa)
- Levaillant's Cisticola (Cisticola tinniens)
- Bar-throated Apalis (Apalis thoracica)
- Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)
- Little Rush-warbler (Bradypterus baboecala)
- Cape Grass-warbler (Sphenoeacus afer)
- Layard's Warbler (Sylvia layardi)
- Babblers (Timaliidae)
- Cape Rockjumper (Chaetops frenatus)
- Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)
- Orange-breasted Sunbird (Anthobaphes violacea)
- Amethyst Sunbird (Chalcomitra amethystina)
- Malachite Sunbird (Nectarinia famosa)
- Southern Double-collared Sunbird (Cinnyris chalybeus)
- White-eyes (Zosteropidae)
- Cape White-eye (Zosterops pallidus)
- Sugarbirds (Promeropidae)
- Cape Sugarbird (Promerops cafer)
- Shrikes (Laniidae)
- Common Fiscal (Lanius collaris)
- Bush-shrikes (Malaconotidae)
- Southern Boubou (Laniarius ferrugineus)
- Crows (Corvidae)
- White-necked Raven (Corvus albicollis)
- Starlings (Sturnidae)
- Red-winged Starling (Onychognathus morio)
- Old World Sparrows (Passeridae)
- Cape Sparrow (Passer melanurus)
- Weavers (Ploceidae)
- Yellow Bishop (Euplectes capensis)
- Southern Masked Weaver (Ploceus velatus)
- Whydahs and Indigobirds (Viduidae)
- Pin-tailed Whydah (Vidua macroura)
- Waxbills (Estrildidae)
- Swee Waxbill (Coccopygia melanotis)
- Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild)
- Finches (Fringillidae)
- Cape Canary (Serinus canicollis)
- Yellow Canary (Serinus flaviventris)
- Brimstone Canary (Serinus sulphuratus)
- White-throated Canary (Serinus albogularis)
- Cape Siskin (Pseudochloroptila totta)
- Buntings and New World Sparrows (Emberizidae)
- Cape Bunting (Emberiza capensis)
Contributors
- Loutjie Steenberg ·
- Lindsay Hansch ·
- Francesc Capdevila i Torrell ·
- Tadeusz Stawarczyk ·
- Josep del Hoyo ·
- Carmelo López ·
- Miriam Bauman ·
- Martin Flack ·
- Renata Biancalana ·
- Jordi Sargatal ·
- Chris and Megan Perkins ·
- Rhonda Hansch ·
- Pat Ayling ·
- Libor Vaicenbacher ·
- Charles Hesse ·
- Conan Guard ·
- Simon Espley ·
- Peter Waanders ·
- Pete George ·
- suong le ·
- auf ·
- Peter Fraser ·
- Joe Tobias ·
- Edward Smith ·
- Dubi shapiro ·
- Helmut Schenkel Brunner ·
- Ken Havard ·
- ossewa ·
- Robert Wynands ·
- Olivier Boissier ·
- Dominique Py ·
- Johannes Pfleiderer ·
- mothichan ·
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