Cape Grassbird (Sphenoeacus afer)
About the Cape Grassbird
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.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 68 recordings for this species: 37 CC BY-NC-SA · 27 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in South Africa, Zimbabwe in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Other birds you can hear here
- African BroadbillSmithornis capensisrecording
- African GoshawkAccipiter tachirorecording
- African Wood OwlStrix woodfordiirecording
- Bar-throated ApalisApalis thoracicarecording
- Black CrakeZapornia flavirostrarecording
- Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cublarecording
These are the birds recorded alongside it, not close relatives — the site holds no other member of its genus or family yet.