About the Cape Rockjumper
The Cape rockjumper or rufous rockjumper is a medium-sized insectivorous passerine bird endemic to the mountain Fynbos of southernmost South Africa.
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This rockjumper is 23–25 cm long with a long black tail and strong legs. The male has a dark grey and black head with a thin white supercilium and a broad white moustache (malar stripe). The back and wings are dark grey, and the underparts and rump are rufous red. The female and juvenile have a paler grey head, upperparts and wings, a duller head pattern, an orange rump, and buff underparts. The call varies from 1-4 piercing whistles to a series of trills. Adults have bright red eyes, while juveniles have black eyes until mature.
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Where the Cape Rockjumper lives
When to see the Cape Rockjumper
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
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