Passeriformes / Macrosphenidae / Sphenoeacus

Cape Grassbird

Sphenoeacus afer

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Sphenoeacus afer afer

southwestern South Africa (Western Cape and southwestern Eastern Cape, eastward to about the Gamtoos River)
Sphenoeacus afer excisus

eastern Zimbabwe and adjacent southwestern Mozambique
Sphenoeacus afer intermedius

eastern South Africa (far southern KwaZulu-Natal and eastern and southern Eastern Cape), and probably southern Lesotho
Sphenoeacus afer natalensis

northeastern South Africa (North West to northern and eastern Free State and KwaZulu-Natal), western Eswatini, and northern Lesotho

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.