Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Cape Town
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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.75 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 4.9
Spotted Eagle-owl (Bubo africanus)
Adult female feeding 15 day old chick a mole
LocalityKirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa JR 16 October 2012 58 sec 4.8
Cape Sugarbird (Promerops cafer)
A female perched and singing
LocalityKirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species) Greg Baker 23 September 2002 27 sec 4.8
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 4.8
Levaillant's Cisticola (Cisticola tinniens)
A brief view of an individual perched and calling
LocalityCape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp elegans) Greg Baker 24 September 2002 6 sec 4.7
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 4.7
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 4.6
Cape Batis (Batis capensis)
A female foraging and then consuming a small caterpilla
LocalityKirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp capensis) Greg Baker 23 September 2002 23 sec 4.5
273 Photographs
Orange-breasted Sunbird (Anthobaphes violacea)
Male watching is territory
LocalityCape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Dubi Shapiro 26 January 2011 4.7
Cape Sugarbird (Promerops cafer)
In the garden
LocalityKirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Guy Poisson 26 November 2012 4.7
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 4.6
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 4.6
Jackass Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
Individual on the beach.
LocalityBoulders Beach, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Miriam Bauman 08 October 2008 4.5
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 4.5
Cape Grass-warbler (Sphenoeacus afer)
A bird singing on the bush
LocalityCape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp afer) Libor Vaicenbacher 30 October 2009 4.5
Forest Canary (Serinus scotops)
On a branch
LocalityKirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Guy Poisson 26 November 2012 4.5
11 Sounds
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Cape White-eye (Zosterops pallidus)
An adult bird calling while foraging.
Locality:Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Greg Baker 23 September 2002 4
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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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Karoo Prinia (Prinia maculosa)
An individual singing.
Locality:Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Greg Baker 23 September 2002 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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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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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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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
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)
- Humboldt Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti)
- 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)
- White-faced Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna viduata)
- 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)
- Snipes, Sandpipers and Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
- African Snipe (Gallinago nigripennis)
- Sheathbills (Chionidae)
- Pale-faced Sheathbill (Chionis alba)
- 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)
- Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis)
- Typical Owls (Strigidae)
- Spotted Eagle-owl (Bubo africanus)
- Mousebirds (Coliidae)
- White-backed Mousebird (Colius colius)
- Red-faced Mousebird (Urocolius indicus)
- Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
- Malachite Kingfisher (Alcedo cristata)
- Larks (Alaudidae)
- Cape Clapper Lark (Mirafra apiata)
- Pipits and Wagtails (Motacillidae)
- Plain-backed Pipit (Anthus leucophrys)
- Cape Longclaw (Macronyx capensis)
- Cape Wagtail (Motacilla capensis)
- Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)
- Cape Bulbul (Pycnonotus capensis)
- Sombre Greenbul (Andropadus importunus)
- 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)
- Cape Grass-warbler (Sphenoeacus afer)
- Lesser Swamp-warbler (Acrocephalus gracilirostris)
- 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)
- Cape Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis nitens)
- 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)
- Forest Canary (Serinus scotops)
- Yellow Canary (Serinus flaviventris)
- Brimstone Canary (Serinus sulphuratus)
- White-throated Canary (Serinus albogularis)
- Buntings and New World Sparrows (Emberizidae)
- Cape Bunting (Emberiza capensis)
Contributors
- Loutjie Steenberg ·
- Josep del Hoyo ·
- Lindsay Hansch ·
- Greg Baker ·
- Tadeusz Stawarczyk ·
- Francesc Capdevila i Torrell ·
- Carmelo López ·
- Miriam Bauman ·
- Martin Flack ·
- Jordi Sargatal ·
- Renata Biancalana ·
- Chris and Megan Perkins ·
- Rhonda Hansch ·
- Guy Poisson ·
- Flugel ·
- Martin Främke ·
- Pat Ayling ·
- Charles Hesse ·
- Libor Vaicenbacher ·
- Conan Guard ·
- Simon Espley ·
- Pete George ·
- Peter Waanders ·
- rednomad ·
- suong le ·
- auf ·
- ossewa ·
- Peter Fraser ·
- Joe Tobias ·
- Edward Smith ·
- Smoghead ·
- elkevj ·
- Ken Havard ·
- Dubi Shapiro ·
- Helmut Schenkel Brunner ·
- John Pratt ·
- JR ·
- Dominique Py ·
- Olivier Boissier ·
- mothichan ·
- Johannes Pfleiderer ·
- Robert Wynands ·
- François Haffner ·