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The Cape sugarbird is a grey-brown bird that is easily recognisable by a spot of yellow under its tail and the very long tail feathers present in males. The male is 34–44 cm long, and the shorter-tailed, shorter-billed, and paler breasted female 25–29 cm long. Another characteristic of the Cape sugarbird is the sound it makes when it flies.
The genus Promerops was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 with the Cape sugarbird (Promerops cafer) as the type species. [1] [2] The name of the genus combines the Ancient Greek προ pro "close to" or "similar" and the genus Merops that contains the bee-eaters.
Gurney's sugarbird, Promerops gurneyi; Cape sugarbird, Promerops cafer; Orange-breasted sunbird, Anthobaphes violacea; Southern double-collared sunbird, Cinnyris chalybea; Greater double-collared sunbird, Cinnyris afra; Neergaard's sunbird, Cinnyris neergaardi; Dusky sunbird, Cinnyris fusca; Great sparrow, Passer motitensis; Cape sparrow ...
The Cape Fear is unique, Pickens said, in the wide variety of wildlife it supports. “We just have this really cool combination of geology and hydrology that are unique,” Pickens said.
It is primarily pollinated by the Cape sugarbird. It is an endemic species of the southwest of the Western Cape province of South Africa, and grows in wet zones at the base of south-facing mountain slopes. Flower heads may be found from May to November, but peaks in July and August.
Mimetes, the pagoda, is a genus of evergreen shrubs or small trees 0.5–6 m (1.6–19.7 ft) high, with thirteen species assigned to the family Proteaceae.This genus, as with other proteas, is popular with nectarivorous birds such as the Cape sugarbird and several sunbird species.
We belly up to the world of bird feeders on Cape Cod and try to figure out best practices -- and if it's a good idea in the first place.
Topography of South Africa. South Africa is located in subtropical southern Africa, lying between 22°S and 35°S.It is bordered by Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe to the north, by Mozambique and Eswatini (Swaziland) to the northeast, by the Indian Ocean to the east and south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the coastline extending for more than 2,500 km (1,600 mi).