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Western Cape nature

Afrotropical / Cape Floristic Kingdom

Nature of the Western Cape, the southernmost region of the African continent.

Orange Breasted sunbird - Anthobaphes violacea — Anthobaphes violacea

Spheniscus demersus - African penguin — Spheniscus demersus

Promerops cafer-Cape sugarbird

Disa uniflora

Afrana fuscigula - Cape river frog — Afrana fuscigula – Cape river frog

Brunia (Bruniaceae)

Chaetops frenatus - Cape rockjumper — Chaetops frenatus – Cape rockjumper

Bontebok

Bitis arietans - Puff adder — Bitis arietans – Puff adder

Mimetes cucullatus - Proteaceae — Mimetes cucullatus – Proteaceae

Afrana fuscigula - Cape river frog — Afrana fuscigula – Cape river frog

Acmadenia mundiana

Afrana fuscigula - Cape river frog — Afrana fuscigula – Cape river frog

African stonechat - Saxicola torquatus — African stonechat – Saxicola torquatus

Agama atra

African swamphen (Porphyrio madagascariensis) — Porphyrio madagascariensis

Struthio camelus - ostrich — Struthio camelus – ostrich

Aloe speciosa

Tritoniopsis lata

Drosera capensis

Afrotis afra - Southern Korhaan — Afrotis afra – Southern Korhaan

Afrotis afra - Southern Korhaan — Afrotis afra – Southern Korhaan

Gladiolus martleyi

Agama rock lizard

Agathosma crenulata

Aloe perfoliata

Aloe tenuior var. viridifolia - green-leaf fence aloe — Aloe tenuior var. viridifolia

Amaryllis belladonna

Anas undulata - Yellow-billed duck — Anas undulata – Yellow-billed duck

Antidorcas marsupialis - springbok — Antidorcas marsupialis – springbok

Antidorcas marsupialis - springbok — Antidorcas marsupialis – springbok

Disa graminifolia

Ardea melanocephala - Black-headed heron — Ardea melanocephala – Black-headed heron

Ardea melanocephala - Black-headed heron — Ardea melanocephala – Black-headed heron

Asphodelaceae

Struthio camelus - Ostrich — Struthio camelus – Ostrich

Black harrier (Circus maurus)

Grus paradisea – blue crane

Grus paradisea - blue crane — Grus paradisea – blue crane

Grus paradisea - blue crane — Grus paradisea – blue crane

Grus paradisea - blue crane — Grus paradisea – blue crane

Bontebok

Bontebok

Bruniaceae

Brunsvigia orientalis

Brunsvigia orientali

Bubulcus ibis - western cattle egret — Bubulcus ibis – western cattle egret

Bubulcus ibis

Buteo rufofuscus (Jackal buzzard)

Calodendrum capense

Calpurnia aurea

Jonkershoek

Cannomois grandis

Cannomois grandis

Cape girdle lizard

Sphenoeacus afer-Cape Grassbird

Sphenoeacus afer-Cape Grassbird

Cape Mountain Zebra

Cape Mountain Zebra

Cape rock thrush - Monticola rupestris — Cape rock thrush – Monticola rupestris

Chaetops frenatus - Cape rockjumper — Chaetops frenatus – Cape rockjumper

Chaetops frenatus - Cape rockjumper — Chaetops frenatus – Cape rockjumper

Chaetops frenatus - Cape rockjumper — Chaetops frenatus – Cape rockjumper

Anas smithi-Cape shoveler

Crithagra totta-Cape siskin

Cape skink

Promerops cafer-Cape sugarbird

Promerops cafer-Cape sugarbird

Promerops cafer-Cape sugarbird

Papio ursinus-chacma baboon

Charadrius pecuariu — Charadrius pecuarius

Cheiridopsis delphinoides

Cinnyris chalybeus - Southern double-collared sunbird — Cinnyris chalybeus

white breasted cormorant

Comon waxbill

Cordylus niger

Crassula coccinea-

Crassula dejecta

Damán del Cabo

De Mond Nature Reserve

De Mond Nature Reserve

De Mond Nature Reserve

De Mond Nature Reserve

Denham´s bustard

Disa ferruginea

Disa uniflora

Disa uniflora

Disa uniflora

Drosera capensis

Drosera

Kogelberg Nature Reserve

Kogelberg Nature Reserve

Kogelberg Nature Reserve

Anhinga

Struthio camelus - ostrich — Struthio camelus – ostrich

Karoo National Park

Karoo National Park

Mont Rochelle Nature Reserve

Mont Rochelle Nature Reserve

Mont Rochelle Nature Reserve

Mont Rochelle Nature Reserve

Mont Rochelle Nature Reserve

Mont Rochelle Nature Reserve

Mont Rochelle Nature Reserve

Mont Rochelle Nature Reserve

Table Mountain National Park

Table Mountain National Park

Table Mountain National Park

dusky flycatcher

Egyptian goose - Alopochen aegyptiaca — Egyptian goose – Alopochen aegyptiaca

Elanus caeruleus

Erica baueri sbps baueri - Albertinia heath — Erica baueri sbps baueri – Albertinia heath

Erica pinea?

Erica sp

Erica sp

Erica sp

Eulophia leachii

False Bay sunset

female orange breasted sunbird

Fiscal flycatcher

Fiscal flycatcher

Fiscal flycatcher

West Coast N.P.

De Mond Nature Reserve

Crithagra scotops – forest canary

fork-tailed drongo

Francolin

Francolin

Franschhoek

Afromontane forest patch

Gibbaeum geminum

Gladiolus

Gnidia (Thymelaceae)

Gnidia

Grus paradisea - blue crane — Grus paradisea – blue crane

Haemanthus coccineus

Hartlaub's gull (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii) — Hartlaub’s gull (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)

Heliophila coronopifolia

huevos de tiburón De Mond Nature Reserve

huevos de tiburón De Mond Nature Reserve

Bontebok

Malachite sunbird

Aloe speciosa

Alcelaphus buselaphus caama

Bontebok

Drongo

Drongo

Jamesbrittenia bergae

Jonkershoek

Jonkershoek

Jonkershoek

Karoo National Park

Karoo scrub robin (Cercotrichas coryphaeus)

Kudu

Kudu

Lanaria lanata

Leonotis ocymifolia - minaret flower — Leonotis ocymifolia – minaret flower

Leonotis ocymifolia - minaret flower — Leonotis ocymifolia – minaret flower

Leopard´s Kloof - Afromontane forest patch — Leopard´s Kloof – Afromontane forest patch

Levaillant's Cisticola (Cisticola tinniens) — Levaillant’s Cisticola (Cisticola tinniens)

Lithops aucampiae var. koelemanii

Lithops aucampiae

Lithops hookeri

Lithops otzeniana

Lithops terricolor

Lobelia

Lobostemon belliformis - Boraginacea — Lobostemon belliformis – Boraginacea

Macronyx capensis - Cape longclaw — Macronyx capensis – Cape longclaw

Mandela´s gold Strelitzia

Mandela´s gold Strelitzia

mantis

Melierax canorus - Pale chanting goshawk — Melierax canorus – Pale chanting goshawk

Nemesia

Numida meleagris - gallina de Guinea — Numida meleagris – gallina de Guinea

Numida meleagris - gallina de Guinea — Numida meleagris – gallina de Guinea

Oldenburgia grandis - Asteraceae — Oldenburgia grandis – Asteraceae

olive pigeon

olive thrush

Ostrich

Ostrich

Palmiet river

Palmiet river

Palmiet river

Pelargonium cucullatum

Pelargonium renofirme sbsp reniforme

Pelargonium renofirme sbsp reniforme

Pelargonium

Peniaceae

Phylica (Rhamnaceae)

Pingüenera en Betty´s Bay

pingüino de El Cabo (Spheniscus demersus)

pingüino de El Cabo (Spheniscus demersus)

pingüino de El Cabo (Spheniscus demersus)

pingüino de El Cabo (Spheniscus demersus)

pingüino de El Cabo (Spheniscus demersus)

pingüino de El Cabo (Spheniscus demersus)

pingüino de El Cabo (Spheniscus demersus)

Lobelia

Prinia karoo

Protea area sbsp. potbergensis

Protea burnt

Protea cynaroides - Protea King — Protea cynaroides – Protea King

Protea repens

Psammophis leightoni

Psammophis leightoni

Rapanea melanophloeos - Cape beech — Rapanea melanophloeos – Cape beech

red bishop

red bishop

Red winged starling

Restio

Restio

Restio

Afromontane forest patch

agama rock lizard

Rondevlei Nature reserve

Rondevlei Nature reserve

Sacred ibis

Sacred ibis

Shipwreck Agulhas

southern rock agama juvenile-

Speckled mousebird - Colius striatus — Speckled mousebird – Colius striatus

Spheniscus demersis - African penguin — Spheniscus demersis – African penguin

Spheniscus demersis - African penguin — Spheniscus demersis – African penguin

Spheniscus demersis - African penguin — Spheniscus demersis – African penguin

spotted eagle owl

Springfield saltpans

steppe buzzard (Buteo vulpinus

Suricata suricatta

three banded plover

West Coast N. P.

West Coast N. P.

white-necked raven

Yellow bishop

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