Drakensberg Rockjumper
Chaetops aurantius
Rockjumpers (Chaetopidae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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| Specie | Confusioni |
|---|---|
| Cape Rockjumper Chaetops frenatus | 4 |
| Drakensberg Prinia Prinia hypoxantha | 1 |
| Green-backed Twinspot Mandingoa nitidula | 1 |
| Cape Siskin Crithagra totta | 1 |
Famiglia
The rockjumpers are medium-sized insectivorous or omnivorous birds in the genus Chaetops, which constitutes the entire family Chaetopidae. The two species, the Cape rockjumper, Chaetops frenatus, and the Drakensberg rockjumper, Chaetops aurantius, are endemic residents of southern Africa. The Cape rockjumper is a resident of the West Cape and south-west East Cape, and the orange-breasted (or Drakensberg) rockjumper is distributed in the Lesotho Highlands and areas surrounding them in South Africa.
Ordine
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …