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title: "Cape Grassbird"
description: "Sphenoeacus afer — Birds. The Cape grassbird or Cape grass warbler (Sphenoeacus afer) is an African warbler found in southern Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/cape-grassbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Cape Grassbird

> Sphenoeacus afer — Birds. The Cape grassbird or Cape grass warbler (Sphenoeacus afer) is an African warbler found in southern Africa.

- Scientific name: *Sphenoeacus afer*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Fields & meadows)
- iNaturalist observations: 1697
- Wikidata: [Q1305519](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1305519)
- iNaturalist taxon: [15717](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/15717)

## Names

- en: Cape Grassbird
- de: Kapgrassänger
- es: Yerbera de El Cabo
- fr: Sphénoèque du Cap
- nl: Kaapse grasvogel
- pt: Felosa-do-cabo
- pl: Strzępochwostek

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1625), SZ (6), ZW (6)

## Summary

The Cape grassbird or Cape grass warbler (Sphenoeacus afer) is an African warbler found in southern Africa. It is the only species placed in the genus Sphenoeacus.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_grassbird

## Photo

![Cape Grassbird](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cape-grassbird/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dave Brown · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/64791916

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/cape-grassbird?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).