Cape sugarbird
Promerops cafer (Linnaeus, 1758)
The cape sugarbird (Promerops cafer) is a species in the family Promeropidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 32.2 g to 37.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the cape sugarbird
- Weight
- 32.2 g – 37.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Nectarivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 14 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 17 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2 – 2.4src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 2src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the cape sugarbird live?
Not recorded
What is the cape sugarbird?
The Cape sugarbird (Promerops cafer) is one of the eight bird species endemic to the Fynbos biome of the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa.
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Is the cape sugarbird endangered?
The cape sugarbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the cape sugarbird classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPromeropidae
- genusPromerops
- SpeciesPromerops cafer (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Certhia capensis, Certhia longicauda, Certhia macroura, Merops cafer, Nectarinia caffra, Nectarinia promerops, Upupa promerops
Other names and names in other languages (37)
- CASUEnglish
- Kaapse SuikervoëlAfrikaans
- llépol del CapCatalan
- cukernatka kapskáCzech
- aderyn siwgr y PenrhynWelsh
- KapsukkerfuglDanish
- KaphonigvogelGerman
- Kap-HonigfresserGerman
- Kap-HonigschleckerGerman
- KaphonigfresserGerman
- kaba promeropoEsperanto
- Mielero abejaruco de El CaboSpanish
- Mielero-abejaruco de El CaboSpanish
- händ-prootealindEstonian
- kapinmesikkoFinnish
- Promérops du CapFrench
- kapski medojedCroatian
- fokföldi mézevőHungarian
- Zuccheriere del CapoItalian
- Mangianettare del CapoItalian
- オナガミツスイJapanese
- kapinis cukrapaukštisLithuanian
- Капски шеќерникMacedonian
- Kaapse SuikervogelDutch
- kappsukkerfuglNorwegian
- dudkowiec kafryjskiPolish
- papa-açúcar-do-caboPortuguese
- Капская сахарная птицаRussian
- Капский сахарный медососRussian
- medosaj dlhochvostýSlovak
- Kapski šećerašSerbian
- kapsockerfågelSwedish
- Kap ŞekerkuşuTurkish
- Ümitburnu şekerkuşuTurkish
- цукролюб буроволийUkrainian
- 南非食蜜鳥Chinese
- 长尾食蜜鸟Chinese
Relatives of the cape sugarbird
Other species in the same genus Promerops.
Gurney's sugarbird
Promerops gurneyi
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the cape sugarbird?
An adult cape sugarbird weighs 32.2 g – 37.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the cape sugarbird endangered?
The cape sugarbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the cape sugarbird?
The cape sugarbird (Promerops cafer) belongs to the family Promeropidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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