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CLASS – AVES, Order – PASSERIFORMES, Family – Chaetopidae – Rockjumpers
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Species (2)
Cape Rockjumper (Chaetops frenatus)
Drakensberg Rockjumper (Chaetops aurantius)
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Articles Mentioning Birds From This Family:
- Formed By Him – Rock Birds and The Rock – I
- Birds of the Bible – Names of Birds
- Sunday Inspiration – Australasian Robins and Friends
Other Websites that have photos of this Family:
- Babblers (Timaliidae) – IBC
- Rockjumper – Wikipedia
- Family : Chaetopidae – Le quide ornitho
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 SW East Cape, and the Orange-breasted (or Drakensberg) Rockjumper is distributed in the Lesotho highlands and areas surrounding this in South Africa. The two rockjumpers have been treated as separate species but differ in size and plumage. The ranges do not overlap, but come close to doing so. (Wikipedia)
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