Thrushes (Turdidae)
Capped Wheatear (Oenanthe pileata) - HBW 10, p. 803
French: Traquet du Cap
German: Erdsteinschmätzer
Spanish: Collalba Capirotada
Taxonomy: (Motacilla) pileata J. F. Gmelin, 1789, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.
Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- livingstonii (Tristram, 1868) - C Kenya S to Botswana and E South Africa (S to N Eastern Cape).
- neseri Macdonald, 1952 - Angola and N Namibia.
- pileata (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) - S Namibia and W South Africa.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult walking on the grass Locality Yzerfontein, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp pileata)
Francesc Capdevila i Torr... 19 October 2002 8 years ago 21 sec 4.3 -
An adult bird on the ground Locality Springbok, Northern Cape Province, South Africa (ssp pileata)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 31 July 2003 4 years ago 12 sec 4.1 -
An adult flicking its wings Locality Yzerfontein, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp pileata)
Francesc Capdevila i Torr... 19 October 2002 8 years ago 17 sec 3.4
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Adult perched near the roadside.
Locality De Hoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp pileata)
Martin Flack 29 October 2011 25 weeks ago 4.4 -
An adult standing on the ground.
Locality Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (Kalahari Gemsbok NP), Northern Cape Province, South Africa (ssp livingstonii)
Carmelo López 6 December 2010 1 year ago 4.1 -
Adult perched on a fence post at the roadside.
Locality De Hoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp pileata)
Martin Flack 29 October 2011 25 weeks ago 4 -
bird in vegetation at edge of grassland
Locality Mount Kenya National Park, Kenya
chrisjohnson 1 June 1988 1 year ago 4 -
Perching on a termites' mound
Locality Serengeti National Park, Serengeti, Tanzania
Marco Valentini 17 August 2005 22 weeks ago 3.7 -
Close-up of an adult
Locality Hwange National Park, Matabeleland North Province, Zimbabwe
Laurent Demongin 26 September 2004 3 years ago 3.7
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Adult bird calling from an overhead wire. 14:00 Locality De Hoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape Province, South Africa
(ssp pileata)
Charles Hesse 23 July 2010 1 year ago 4
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