
The Cape sugarbird (Promerops cafer) is one of the six bird species endemic to the Fynbos biome of the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa.
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 4,698 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape
Provinces where Cape Sugarbird is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
4,698 records, iNaturalist
50+ results in South Africa
Planning a trip
Hosts have recorded the Cape Sugarbird at stays in or beside Gondwana Game Reserve.
Guided drives from a lodge
A guide who knows where to look, with off-road and night drives in the private reserves.
Where hosts record it
Species
Promerops cafer
Records
4 698
iNaturalist observations
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A record means a host has seen the Cape Sugarbird on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Cape Sugarbird at stays in or beside Gondwana Game Reserve. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
The Cape Sugarbird is most recorded in Western Cape (98% of records), based on 4 698 iNaturalist observations. 63 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Cape Sugarbird on site or nearby.
The Cape Sugarbird is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Gondwana Game Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
The Cape sugarbird (Promerops cafer) is one of the six bird species endemic to the Fynbos biome of the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa.