Cape Rockjumper

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Cape Rockjumper at stays in or beside Cederberg Wilderness Area, Anysberg Nature Reserve, Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve and Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.

The Cape Rockjumper is most recorded in Western Cape (99% of records), based on 577 iNaturalist observations. 22 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Cape Rockjumper on site or nearby.

The Cape Rockjumper is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Cederberg Wilderness Area: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Anysberg Nature Reserve: Autumn and spring, Mar-May, Sep-Nov; Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

The Cape Rockjumper (Chaetops frenatus) is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

The Cape rockjumper or rufous rockjumper (Chaetops frenatus) is a medium-sized insectivorous passerine bird endemic to the mountain fynbos of southernmost South Africa.