hors la loi iii ( foaled 22 february 1995 ) was a french-bred aqps racehorse who won the 2002 champion hurdle .

a dark bay gelding with a narrow blaze and white hind feet , he developed a reputation for being rather inconsistent , but was one of the most talented hurdlers of his era with a peak rating of 165 .

hors la loi iii

hors la loi iii was sired by cyborg out of the dam quintessence hors la loi iii was foaled on 01 of august in 1995 .
hors la loi iii is a 21 year old bay gelding . hors la loi iii is trained by f t cowell , at gosford and owned by .
hors la loi iii has a 50 % win percentage and 100 % place percentage . hors la loi iii ' s last race event was at g b - cheltenham .
hors la loi iii ' s exposed form for its last starts is 1 - 3 .
winning jockey , d . gallagher riding hors la loi iii winner of the stock photo : 32322979 - alamy
winning jockey , d . gallagher riding hors la loi iii winner of the smurfit champion hurdle challenge trophy at cheltenham races
2nd . ( 4 l ) hors la loi iii 11 / 1 3rd . ( nk ) blue royal 16 / 1
hors la loi iii’s last race event was at 12 / 03 / 2002 and it has not been nominated for any upcoming race .
hors la loi iii career form is 1 wins , seconds , 1 thirds from 2 starts with a lifetime career prize money of $ .
hors la loi iii won the smurfit champion hurdle at cheltenham , after hot favourite istabraq pulled up after the first jump with a leg injury .
hors la loi iii won the supreme novices ' hurdle at the festival in 1999 and finished second to istabraq in the champion hurdle the following year .
in the end istabraq ' s bid to make history ended long before dean gallagher and hors la loi iii had crossed the finishing line to claim victory .
opportunity opened up for hors la loi , and the james fanshawe - trained horse kept going to record a famous victory .
the winner went on to run a blinder in the smurfit champion hurdle at the cheltenham festival the following march , finishing three lengths runner - up to hors la loi iii .
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as the field headed on to the far side it was another irish challenger , ansar , who took the field along at a good clip chased by mr cool , geos and hors la loi iii with tony mccoy travelling ominously well on valiramix .
the race itself went to the ex - french horse hors la loi iii who at this stage was trained by james fanshawe . in 2003 the popular grey handicapper rooster booster just improved and improved and ran out a super winner of the champion hurdle .
people have knocked the champion hurdles he won , but all he was able to do was win , and james fanshawe did a great job getting the horse ( hors la loi iii ) back today , but he was one of the horses we were beating ,
said o ' brien .
mcmanus was left to reflect on what might have been , had he , several years ago , been in the same mood for buying as he was when he made his purchase of stars baracouda and first gold . prior to the latter deal being struck , hors la loi iii had been on the market from similar sources .
james fanshawe will never be a serious threat to messrs pipe , nicholls , mullins and henderson at cheltenham - the newmarket trainer has only ever saddled two festival winners . but considering they were champion hurdlers royal gait in 1992 and hors la loi iii 10 years later , that is not bad going for a stable whose priority is the flat .
the 2002 smurfit champion hurdle will be remembered as the race in which the mighty istabraq surrendered his crown , and for the title the ill - fated valiramix failed to collect . hardly a soul at cheltenham yesterday will recall it as hors la loi iii ' s moment of glory , apart from owner paul green , trainer james fanshawe and jockey dean gallagher .
( coral ) : 13 - 8 istabraq , 9 - 2 valiramix , landing light , 14 - 1 jair du cochet , bilboa , arctic owl , 16 - 1 ned kelly , 20 - 1 azertyuiop , ansar , geos , 25 - 1 hors la loi iii , westender , 33 - 1 grimes , marble arch , dark shell , regal exit , 40 - 1 bar .
hors la loi iii joined me ( from doumen ) in october 2000 , and i thought what a thrill it was to get a horse of his calibre . paul ( green ) has kept tremendous faith in this horse , but this time last year , me and the horse had rock - bottom confidence in each other . we ' ve just gone slowly , slowly , and his lad eric clamp has done a great job ,
he said .
once hors la loi iii hit the front , it was clear he would be hard to get past . marble arch , hughie morrison ' s much - improved jumper , ran on solidly for second , failing by three lengths to catch the winner , while the franois doumen - trained bilboa ran on stoutly for third , a half - length away . geos finished fourth , just in front of stablemate landing light , who came in a lack - lustre fifth .
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not to be outdone , twin brother michael also joined in the celebrations , securing a winning double aboard la mandragola and crystal magician .
the 1990 ' s had seen only one real superstar in the hurdling division , istabraq , and it was he who set the new decade alight by taking his third champion hurdle in 2000 . unfortunately his attempt to make it four - in - a - row was ill - fated , the 2001 foot and mouth crisis forcing the cancellation of that year ' s cheltenham festival . by the time he arrived for the 2002 renewal there were real doubts over whether istabraq remained the seemingly invincible machine of old and those doubts were proven to have been justified when he pulled up , ending a fantastic career behind new champion hurdler hors la loi iii .
on the day , istabraq took his chance at making history . however his jockey was never happy with him and before the race had even took shape he was pulled up . charlie swan said he was never happy with him and he was later found to have pulled muscles in his back . despite this , and the huge sums of money that were placed on him that day , the cheltenham crowd still gave him a standing ovation as he bowed out . the great horse had finally reached the end of his epic journey . the race itself was won by hors la loi iii but the unlucky valiramix was simply cruising 3f out before fatally falling after clipping hooves .
the christmas hurdle ( usually run at kempton ) has produced six festival winners in the last twenty years , including three champion hurdlers . this is despite the obvious differences between kemptonâ€™s flat , right handed track and the left handed , undulating course at cheltenham . all of the winners of the last twenty christmas hurdles who have been fit to contest an event at cheltenham have run in the champion . however , placed horses have had considerable success in other events , notably the county hurdle . hors la loi iii was the last horse to do the christmas hurdle / champion hurdle double in 2002 . 2006 / 7 result 1st jazz messenger 2nd noble quest 3rd desert quest 4th straw bear 5th hasty prince
the multiple successes of the hills ' also provided trainer paddy rudkin with a winning treble , la mandragola beginning the sequence before the successes of mustafhel and crystal magician .
if the previous season was about fulfiling the promise he had shown by proving himself the best novice , then as the reigning champion hurdler this one was about continuing the domination he had over the 2 mile ( 3 , 200 m ) hurdling division . the story was exactly the same - he went unbeaten through the season and danced up the cheltenham hill in march for his second champion hurdle . could he go on and join the likes of persian war and see you then as 3 - time winners . there seemed little reason why not although the novice race at cheltenham that year was won by hors la loi iii in a time two seconds faster than the champion hurdle . the season was finished off with wins at the aintree and punchestown festivals respectively .
, desert orchid , went on to win the gold cup at the festival . 2006 / 7 result 1st kauto star 2nd voy por ustedes 3rd oneway 4th central house 5th hoo la baloo
sire , diamant de semilly won team gold for france together with at the 2002 world equestrian games in jerez de la frontera . he is constantly in the top 5 on the wbfsh sire ranking list and is known to give scope and drive to his offspring .
cedrus is a son of the world renowned sire calido i . some of his most calido i’s famous offspring include ; coupe de coeur , la coronia , and eurocommerce acapulco . grandsire , pilot has produced championship horses like ps priamos and pialotta . he is now regarded as one of the best broodmare sires of our time . grandam , fabienne ii ( lord ) is also an aunt of the 1 . 60m grand prix showjumper armstrong ( athlet z ) .
with the stallions corrado i , for pleasure , ramiro z , lord , cor de la bryere , moltke i and farn in a row , cor - pleasure is very strongly bred as showjumper . born in 1985 , corrado i is a phenomenon in holsteiner breeding and extremely influential through licensed sons such as clinton , indorado and corofino , and numerous daughters . corrado i jumped at the highest level with franke sloothaak , just like for pleasure under marcus ehning . in his pedigree cor - pleasure goes back to the same damline as the approved grand prix stallions quality time tn ( quantum ) ridden by jeroen dubbeldam and montanus ricardo ( royal zi ) ridden by hans - thorben rüder .
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the 10 - 1 shot triumphed by three lengths , holding off challenges from 25 - 1 outsider marble arch and the french - trained bilboa ( 14 - 1 ) .
but the result could have been different had second - favourite valiramix not clipped the heels of ansar and fallen after the penultimate jump .
i can ' t believe it - it ' s a dream that ' s become reality , i ' m just overwhelmed , overwhelmed ,
an ecstatic gallagher told channel 4 .
when i heard istabraq was pulled up on the loudspeaker i thought ' that ' s one out of the way ' but today was his day , he deserved it . he ' s as tough as they come .
the race was dramatic from the outset , with three - time winner istabraq , the 2 - 1 favourite , starting sluggishly . and after jumping the second flight , jockey charlie swan decided pull up the irish horse .
i felt something go after the first ,
explained swan .
his action seemed to go .
this was fanshawe ' s second champion hurdle success following the victory of royal gait in 1992 .
grade one , run over 2 miles 110 yards ( 3 . 3 kilometres )
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won the festival ' s big novice hurdle race a year earlier , and clearly takes to the course .
ended a losing sequence with an impressive win in the kingwell hurdle at wincanton in february . thrives on good ground .
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the trainer ' s background was in jump racing - he worked for josh gifford and as pupil - assistant to his uncle david nicholson before seven years with sir michael stoute led him to concentrate on the flat - and fanshawe has maintained a steady strike - rate with a select band of jumpers .
fanshawe will be lowering his sights at next week ' s festival , when his four runners all contest handicaps . but at least two have sound chances , including reveillez , 6 - 1 favourite for thursday ' s jewson novice handicap chase .
reveillez finished a creditable sixth in last year ' s royal & sunalliance hurdle , and prins willem , who was fourth in the supreme novice 12 months ago , also returns to contest wednesday ' s coral cup . he showed his wellbeing when successful on the polytrack at lingfield under jamie spencer last month .
prins willem was third to mighty man in the relkeel hurdle and i was really pleased with that ,
said fanshawe
he disappointed next time but the ground was sticky . he wouldn ' t want it too soft next week . but that win on the all - weather has got his confidence back and he is bright and well .
winners at cheltenham mean everything to owner jp mcmanus , so there is a lot riding on reveillez .
i ' ve yet to speak to frank [ berry , mcmanus ' s racing manager ] but i think the jewson is the race for reveillez ,
says fanshawe .
the same cannot be said of pole star ' s performances in novice chases so far and he reverts to hurdles at cheltenham to join prins willem in the coral cup .
pole star had some very good form over hurdles last season - he was fourth to no refuge at the festival ,
says the trainer .
he jumps fences really well at home and i ' m sure he ' ll get it right on the track in time but we may as well keep his novice status for next season .
bayard gets fanshawe ' s festival challenge under way in the fred winter handicap hurdle on tuesday . though fortunate to win for the second time in bizarre circumstances at fakenham , when awarded the race on the disqualification of prize fighter and my immortal , bayard looks nicely treated on 10st2lbs .
he ' s not the most robust of horses , but he ' s tough and jumps well ,
says fanshawe , who also reckons the stiffer test of stamina will play to bayard ' s strengths .
flat racing will again be the focus of fanshawe ' s attentions the week after cheltenham , when cesare , the mount of jamie spencer , carries stable hopes in the lincoln handicap .
he worked well for jamie last saturday and is in good form ,
reports fanshawe .
provided the ground isn ' t too firm he goes to redcar .
meanwhile , the ground is unlikely to get too soft for prins willem at cheltenham . the going is good , good to soft in places on both the hurdles and chase tracks after further rain yesterday . more rain is forecast for the next couple of days before a largely dry weekend .
they applauded him as he returned past the grandstands , they gave him three cheers in the winner’s enclosure , there was grateful thanks all round that soon - to - be - retired a p mccoy had ridden a winner at his final cheltenham festival .
landing the ryanair chase was not only another grade one victory on his superlative cv , but also a further win for his boss , racehorse owner j p mcmanus . uxizandre , trained by alan king , made all and won emphatically , and while we did not witness the famous mccoy drive from the last , getting one on the board was the essential element .
mccoy said : “he jumped off and ran away with me all the way – for the first mile and a half all i was thinking was i would have loved to have ridden him yesterday in the [ betway ] queen mother champion chase because he was going so well . i was a bit worried about his stamina and whether he would see out today’s trip , but he jumped fantastically and was always going forward which got a lot of the others in trouble .
“i was quite happy coming down the hill - he kept looking at the television cameras on the inside and i thought that he has a little bit for himself if he is able to notice what is going on around him . fair play to alan king , who has got him spot on for today having been disappointing in his two previous runs . ”
asked about his emotions when given such a heart - felt reception by the crowd , mccoy said : “i felt joy and happiness . i’m not going to miss riding until the end of the season when i pack up . for now i’ve got another race and the chance of another go so i’m not for one minute thinking about the future . i’m just enjoying my job , or what’s left of it .
“cheltenham is all about winning , and while i came to this week with a few chances i knew it wasn’t going to be easy . you have to keep your head down and keep going . it’s great for j p and noreen mcmanus – they are brilliant and it’s been marvellous to work for them for ten years . he’s my boss and his wife is worried that i spent more time with him last week than she did – meanwhile , my wife was worried i was spending more time with him than with her ! i’m very lucky and in a privileged position .
“the thrill this horse gave me - i will miss riding horse like this that run away with you all the way and jump like stags . it has to happen at some point so it’s a bit sad but we will worry about it this time next year . ”
trainer alan king was delighted after uxizandre gave a p mccoy a festival winner ahead of his retirement in the ryanair chase at cheltenham this afternoon .
the 19 - time champion jockey gave the 16 / 1 shot a perfect ride from the front and the pair had plenty left in the tank to repel the challenge of runner - up ma filleule as the pair battled up the hill , eventually prevailing by five lengths .
“he just lost his way on the soft ground in the winter and the better ground has helped him a lot . a p has given him a wonderful ride , the visor has probably helped as well . it all felt right . when he’s on song , he can go a right gallop and get horses at it . he got into a great rhythm today .
“it was the big hope that back up to two and a half , he could show what he could do . it’s huge for the whole team and i’m delighted to be part of it . the horses have been running well all week but there’s nothing like having a winner at the festival .
“it’s great to be part of the whole a p thing to . it was a great ride and that’s the only way to ride him . we’ve been trying him over two miles to see if he was a queen mother horse and a p came in and said that halfway round , he wished we’d gone for that as he was travelling so well but didn’t think he’d last home .
“he was only beaten narrowly last year by a p in a grade one on taquin de seuil ( in the jlt novices’ chase ) then he won his grade one at aintree – i think the spring ground helps him . some of his jumping today was quite breathtaking . bar three out , he’s jumped very straight today so i think the visor has helped him . i was quite hopeful turning in as he had most of them at it .
“he won well on soft ground here earlier on in the year but he hated it at leopardstown . he was running very well at newbury before unseating at the last and we would have been happy if he had finished second to mr mole there . it was then though that we decided to go back up in trip . ”
king was quick to pay tribute to the role mccoy has played in jump racing over the years .
“a p has been just phenomenal – we’ll never see his like again . the winners , the dedication , the commitment – he’s quite remarkable . i’m just pleased to be a very , very small part of it . ”
j p mcmanus , owner of ryanair chase winner uxizandre and retainer of a p mccoy’s services as a jockey , said : “it’s great to be at cheltenham and it’s great to have a man like him on your side .
“what can i say ? i’m just so happy and so pleased that [ mccoy ] had a winner at his final cheltenham and that we provided it for him makes it even better .
“we spoke about it last week and he said if i can get him [ uxizandre ] away , he’s got loads of ability and he loves it out there in front – if he can get away and get on his own and the ground isn’t soft , i bet he’ll give them a good run for it .
“i’m just so happy for a p’s family , my family , and alan king of course and his staff – everybody’s done a great job . “i was hoping – i said , ‘is this too good to be true ? ’ , and sure enough it happened . it looked like he had the others in trouble , and he jumped the last just as well as he jumped the others .
“in racing you’ve so many marvellous people and marvellous jockeys how they handle themselves , the way they respect the sport . i admire them all . but ap , i’ve known him some time . the first time i remember him years ago , christy roche rang me . he said , ‘have you seen this young lad ? ’ i hadn’t taken much notice . ‘he should be handicapped’ , he said , ‘not the horses . ’ i always remember that .
“we never signed a contract , we’ve never had anything but kind words for one another . i respect him and everything he does , on and off the racecourse . ”
chanelle mccoy , wife of retiring champion jockey a p , said following her husband’s victory aboard uxizandre in the ryanair chase : “this is amazing – it’ll mean the world to him . this morning , when he got up and was heading into day three of the festival , he just wanted to ride a winner one more time , to soak up the atmosphere and just to not finish the festival without a winner on this last occasion . “it’s unique here . the buzz of the winner’s enclosure - he just wanted that feeling one more time . “inside he’ll be feeling elated . he’s not the most animated at the best of times and he was slightly melancholy when leaving the house this morning and this will absolutely mean the world to him . i’ll have a happy husband .
“mr and mrs mcmanus have been the most incredible supporters of a p and of the game and it will mean more to a p that he has ridden this winner today for them . he just loves riding in the green and gold . i’m definitely fighting back the tears ! ”
jockey barry geraghty thought the best horse won after ma filleule finished a game second to uxizandre in the ryanair chase . the only mare in the race , the seven - year - old jumped and travelled smoothly throughout , finding only an inspired front - running ride from tony mccoy too strong in the contest .
geraghty said of the five - length second : “she has run an absolute cracker . she jumped and travelled but the best horse won , there is no way i could get to him . ”
geraghty added that the nicky henderson - trained mare could run at aintree in april : “i’d think a run at aintree now would be a possible for her . we’ll see what nicky is keen to do . ”
eduard just lost out to don cossack in the race for third in the contest but jockey brian harding was delighted with the efforts of the nicky richards - trained horse . harding remarked : “he has run an absolute stormer . he is lacking experience in big races but fair play to him , he has run a great race . he is a good horse . ”
as for the future harding believes the seven - year - old has the potential to develop into a future gold cup contender .
he added : “i think he could end up being a gold cup horse . he is bred to stay further you see and he jumps really well . he needs more experience of tracks like this and today will only help . there is definite improvement in him . he has time to mature and become a really good horse . i’m delighted with him . ”
2 . 40pm ryanair chase ( grade 1 ) £313 , 500 total prize fund . for 5yo + , 2m 5f . weights : 5yo 11st 9lb ; 6yo + 11st 10lb . allowances mares 7lb . penalty value 1st £178 , 538 . 25 2nd £66 , 994 . 95 3rd £33 , 544 . 50 4th £16 , 709 . 55 5th £8 , 401 . 80 6th £4 , 200 . 90
14 ran distances : 5 , 3¼ , 2¾ , 4 , 10 , 1¾ , 8 , 2¾ , sh , 12 , 9 breeder : frederic aimez breeding : ch g fragrant mix ( ire ) — jolisandre ( fr ) ( dear doctor ( fr ) ) tote win £15 . 60 place £4 . 30 £2 . 10 £1 . 70 exacta £118 . 00
a p ( tony ) mccoy , the greatest jump jockey ever seen , has made the festival in 2015 his last one , with retirement looming at or towards the end of this season sometime in april . shortly before the festival , it was announced by cheltenham that the final race of the four - day meeting would be named after him . the jockey’s record at cheltenham is tremendous , with 192 successes at the home of jump racing since he started riding in britain in 1994 . of those victories , 31 have come at the festival itself , the latest today on uxizandre , making him the third most successful jockey of all time during the march spectacular , with only ruby walsh ( 45 ) and barry geraghty ( 32 ) ahead .
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this 2013 daughter of our own mare , chantal , has astounded us all with her power and technique in loose jumping . under saddle she has proved to be no different . she has recently started her training and has shown intelligence and a great aptitude for the sport . we have high hopes for her in the future . sire , corrado i , is already considered as the founder of a holsteiner sire line of his own . he was successful at the international grand prix level with franke sloothaak and passes on his tremendous jumping ability to his offspring with high frequency . a great number of his progeny are successful at the highest international level , like corrada , cosima , cosmos star , think twice , clinton and corradina . dam , chantal , descends from a quality hanoverian dam line . her sire , cheenook , produced offspring that succeeded in both showjumping and dressage . among his successful showjumping progeny are the well known 1 . 60m horses , cyrenaika ridden by toni hassmann ( ger ) and cindy crawford ridden by piet raijmakers ( ned ) . watzmann also sired both showjumping and dressage horses . dam whitney houston has already produced a 1 . 50m national grand prix horse , kc john henry ( cheenook ) as well as the 1 . 35m oak grove ' s for country ( for pleasure ) .
this beautiful stallion , has done everything right in the early stages of his career . he was always a phenomenal free jumper with all the power and intelligence you would expect from this superior lineage . as a foal , he won the westphalian foal championship in paderborn . as a 2 year old , he was successful at numerous stallion approvals including being declared a premium stallion and taking the title “reserve champion” at the zfdp licensing in 2015 . he has also been approved for oldenburg international and the hanoverian society .
he was very successful this year in the young horse classes jumping up to 1 . 10m in hi 1st competitve season . we are very much looking forward to watching him develop . his dam pia lordetta ( pilot ) is a half - sister to the 1 . 60m grand prix showjumper celantano ( contender ) ridden by francesco franco , the 1 . 45m horse al capone ( argentinus ) and a 1 . 30m showjumper .
this young holsteiner mare is also due to start her career . she has shown the grace and talent of her family line during freejumping and we are excited about her prospects for the future . she is a daughter of the genetically very interestingly bred christian ( cartani ) , who started his succesful career early . as a 5 - year - old he finished 8th in the bundeschampionate final and jumped very succesfully at the 1 . 45m level three years later . christian ' s dam is non other than the internationally successful 1 . 60m mare free lilly who completed in the athens olympics . constanze ' s dam bearing the same name , constanze ( corradoi ) , completed up to the 1 . 40m level before getting injured . dam consanze ( corrado ) is full sister of the 1 . 50m mare cara light s and a half sister of the 1 . 60m grand prix showjumper accolino s ( acobat i ) ridden by eduardo de sousa ( bra ) . grandam vorr ( lord ) is known as half - sister of the successful 1 . 60m showjumper mademoiselle ( libertino i ) ridden by beezie madden ( usa ) , and a 1 . 45m showjumper .
desperado has just recently been started his jumping career here at gestuet eichenhain has was successful in the 2017 season up to 1 . 15m and we are looking forward to watching him progress as a 5yo next year . he had shown tremendous scope in free jumping as a young stallion and he is demonstrating similar quality under the saddle . he will soon make his competitive debut and we look forward to seeing what he has to offer .
desperado’s dam , the selle francais mare neige de bacon , is a daughter of the 1 . 60m grand prix stallion and renowned broodmare sire , lux z . she achieved many victories as young horse and qualified for the national finals for 5 , 6 and 7 year - olds in france . at the age of 7 neige de bacon jumped at csi * * * nantes before being retired for breeding .
his grandam , velleda du heup ( plein d’espoir iv ) , won many international 1 . 40m classes with hubert bourdy ( fra ) until she was injured in 1998 . velleda’s offspring show a lot of quality . no less than five are jumping at the 1 . 30m level and higher , among them , the 1 . 45m horse roxanne de bacon ( nabab de reve ) previously ridden by our own harm lahde ( ger ) .
double take has recently started her training under saddle here at gestuet eichenhain and has shown us that she has the carefulness and scope that would be expected from parentage of this calibre .
with diamant de semilly , for pleasure and almé z in that order in her pedigree , followed by the 1 . 50m mare geisha n ( night and day xx x furioso xx ) , donatela du lys is very exceptionally bred . geisha n is known as the dam of the ultra - scopey licensed stallion ephebe for ever ( galoubet a ) , who jumped many fei nation cups and grand prix ' s with christian hermon ( fra ) . double take’s sire , diamant de semilly , won team gold at the 2000 world equestrian games with eric levallois ( fra ) and consistently passes down a lot of scope , stride and blood to his offspring . donatela ' s dam is a half sister of the approved stallions jaleo du defey and ildanse au defey and is an aunt of the 1 . 60m grand prix showjumper naturel ( carthago z ) , ridden by tiffany foster ( can ) .
i’m the one is a very interesting new edition to the eichenhain family . this beautiful black stallion looks like he’s out of a storybook . he recently made his competition debut and already has some very nice rounds to his credit . in september 2016 , he was also licensed as a stallion by zangersheide .
his sire , i’m special de muze ( emerald van’t ruytershof ) made his 1 . 50m debut in 2017 with zoï snels ( ned ) , proving he does justice to his pedigree as a son of the legendary csi5 * 1 . 60m grand prix mare exquis walnut de muze ridden by harrie smolders ( ned ) , who is widely considered to be one of the best horses of modern times . walnut’s dam , qerly chin , and great grandam , kerly , both jumped at the 1 . 60m world cup level .
i’m the one is also strongly bred from dam side . dam , amy - gold ( lupicor ) scored several 7 , 5’s and 8’s for her performance test .
grandam , goldy ( burggraaf ) , produced three horses at 1 , 30 - 1 . 40m level and is grandam of no less than six international showjumpers including two 1 . 55m grand prix horses vicky gold ( andiamo ) ridden by gerco schröder ( ned ) and dakar r . s . ( berlin ) ridden by david simpson ( irl ) , the 1 . 50m daddy - gold ( andiamo ) ridden by riccardo pisani ( ita ) , and two 1 . 45m horse , diamo - gold ( andiamo ) and znoopy gold v . d . ( vancouver ) .
ithago is a daughter of the famous mare larthago ( carthago ) , who jumped at international 1 . 50m level with mathijs van asten and produced very well . she is dam of the licensed grand prix stallions harley vdl ( heartbreaker ) and cevin z ( coriall ) , as well as the grand prix horse hopes are high ( high valley ) ridden by naser al shawwaf ( ksa ) and five 1 . 30 - 1 . 40m showjumpers . the licensed stallions arizona z , cameron z and z castellani are grandsons of larthago . early in 2015 the stallion ustinov , ithago ' s sire , achieved the kwpn predicate ‘keur’ for his outstanding jumping offspring .
lothario is a beautiful stallion that has shown power and ease during free jumping . he will very shortly begin his career as a sport horse and we believe he will be an asset to our team of equine athletes .
sire , glock ' s london is not only one of the highest earning stallions in the world , he comes from a very distinguished performance family . he was , for many years , the top horse of gerco schröder . london won , among many victories , the individual olympic silver medal in the 2012 london games . he is the product of the multiple medal winning 1 . 60m showjumper and top breeding sire nabab de reve who has jumped at the highest level on the international circuit with philippe lejeune and was 2002 belgian horse of the year . this together with the international 1 . 60m mare , ta belle van sombeke , combines some of the best genes in france .
grandam , coco chanel trefle ( quidam de revel ) competed at the international 1 . 50m level with laurent laporte ( fra ) . her half brother vlaminck trefle ( laudanum xx ) jumped at the highest level and participated at the 2002 world equestrian games with lucas werthein ( arg ) . coco chanel produced 5 offspring all of whom were successful . luminary’s dam , papermoon margot ( fetiche du pas ) jumped at the 1 . 30m level and her full - sister petrus margot ridden by moh ' d ketait abdullah ( uae ) jumped at the international 1 . 50m level . their half - brothers glamour margot ( voltaire ) and blackbelt margot ( opium de talma ) are both licensed in france . the 1 . 60m international showjumping stallion genesis de breve ( laudanum xx ) also comes from this family .
it’s me is another new edition to the eichenhain family . this athletic grey gelding , who has three performance grand prix stallions in a row in his pedigree , has shown us a lot of talent in his early days here at the farm .
as anchor for the french team with his rider jean marc nicolas , his sire , modesto , had great rounds in the nations cup competitions in rotterdam , rome , lissabon , lyon and lummen . individually , modesto was ridden to 2nd place at the world cup finals and won several grand prix’s as well . the stallions animo and nimmerdor add scope and carefulness to this pedigree .
dam , samante , who is a full sister of the 1 . 35m primeur ( animo ) , already produced two young , international show jumpers who perform in greece and france . the same damline produced the 1 . 60m international horses jalandria ( emilion ) , phentagera b ( quidam de revel ) and chinook ( tygo ) , who is also classified in cci2 * eventing . interestingly , another cci2 * eventing horse cecilia ( discovery ) came out of this line .
the world cup winner taloubet k ( galoubet a ) and the approved stallion big star jr . ( big star ) are half - brothers of montego z . montego z is a daughter of top grand prix stallion mylord carthago ( carthago ) , who descends from an outstanding dam line and who is very successful with penelope leprevost ( fra ) . montego z’s dam is the 1 . 35m jumping mare krista ( polydor ) . this valuable mare is also known as dam of the grand prix showjumper obadjah ( ahorn ) , the 1 . 50m horse ramzes ( emilion ) and 1 . 40m showjumper van carnute k ( carnute ) . her most famous son of course is taloubet k who was very successful with christian ahlman from 2009 to 2014 .
this young mare is soon due to start her ridden life here and after the style and reflexes we have seen in her freejumping we are expecting great things . the dam of this special mare us kwpn elite mare urloffine ii who is a niece of the famous stallion tinka ' s boy ( zuidpool ) who won both the world cup final and grand prix of aachen with markus fuchs ( sui ) . this mare herself showed a lot of quality . in the netherlands she became z1 ( 3rd level ) dressage and jumped at the 1 . 35m level . at a young age she scored high for her performance test with an 8 . 5 for reflexes and 8 . 0 for the technique , attitude and rideability . her daughter affarie ( tygo ) jumps at the international level .


the cape siskin ( crithagra totta ) , is a small passerine bird in the finch family .

it is an endemic resident breeder in the southern cape province of south africa .

this locally common but shy and unobtrusive siskin is found in the southwestern and southern cape ’s rocky slopes , coastal cliffs and fynbos-covered mountains .

it also occurs in towns and the suburbs of cape town .

cape siskin

cape siskin male , citrusdal , south africa . [ photo trevor hardaker © ]
cape siskin female , citrusdal , south africa . [ photo trevor hardaker © ]
cape siskin ( crithagra totta ) is a species of bird in the fringillidae family .
the isolated patches of fynbos on the hill slopes above bredasdorp and napier , parts of which form the heuningberg local nature reserve , hold a number of cape fynbos eba restricted - range species , such as orange - breasted sunbird anthobaphes violacea , cape sugarbird promerops cafer , cape spurfowl pternistis capensis , cape bulbul pycnonotus capensis and cape siskin crithagra totta .
on our way back to the car park we saw a single cape siskin feeding on the lawn and several orange - breasted sunbirds , both male and female , on the ericas .
the cape siskin is mostly found in dry fynbos scrublands and coastal scrublands , also using clearing in dry tropical forests , fringes of succulent karoo vegetation , edges of pine plantations and village gardens .
there are very few birds in pure fynbos but there are 6 endemics , a fact that attracts many bird watchers to an otherwise poor birding environment . the ‘fynbos 6’ are : cape sugarbird ; orange - breasted sunbird ; cape siskin ; protea seedeater ; cape rock - jumper and victorin’s warbler . the latter 3 are not found on the cape peninsula though the first 2 are quite common in the tmnp .
those with the time available may consider a walk up lions head , an excellent site for cape siskin ( p . 33 * ) , ground woodpecker ( p . 105 * ) and black eagle .
the reserve supports all seven bird species that are endemic to fynbos : hottentot buttonquail , cape rock - jumper , victorin’s warbler , cape sugarbird , orange - breasted sunbird , cape siskin and protea seedeater . two of these , the cape sugarbird and the protea seedeater require mature fynbos for breeding , and have greatly declined in numbers in recent years possibly as a result of the veld being too frequently burnt . several species , while not exclusively confined to fynbos , are most often seen in mountainous parts of the reserve . these include verreauxs’ eagle , grey - winged francolin , ground woodpecker , cape grassbird , cape rock - thrush , sentinel rock - thrush , neddicky and cape bunting .
distribution of cape siskin in southern africa , based on statistical smoothing of the records from first sa bird atlas project ( © animal demography unit , university of cape town ; smoothing by birgit erni and francesca little ) . colours range from dark blue ( most common ) through to yellow ( least common ) . see here for the latest distribution from the sabap2 .
robbins mb , braun mj , finch dw ( 2003 ) discovery of a population of the endangered red siskin ( carduelis cucullata ) in guyana . auk 120 ( 2 ) : 291 - 298
not globally threatened . restricted range species : present in cape fynbos eba . common to locally common .
this species is endemic to south africa , only being found in the eastern and western cape provinces .
sun - loving reptiles are some of the most common animals you’ll see in the cape mountains . lizards such as the southern rock agama ( watch for the displaying males’ blue - green head ) , the smooth cape skink and the black girdled lizard ( the ‘cape crocodile’ ) are commonly seen basking on sunny rocks .
i concentrated on the bottom section of the reserve and had really great experiences : brimstone and cape canaries and streaky - headed seedeaters were prominent . other species seen regularly included yellow bishop , fiscal flycatcher , karoo prinia , cape robin - chat and cape weaver . a lone rock kestrel was flying around against the cliffs .
the most common mammals seen in the cape mountains are small antelope ( klipspringer , cape grysbok , common duiker , grey rhebok ) ; baboons ; rodents , ranging from the porcupine to the striped mouse and dassies . evidence of both the golden mole and the cape dune mole rat can often be seen in sandy soil .
we walked along the boardwalk towards the dunes and in the long grass saw a pair of cape longclaw .
vital as pollinators and a food source for birds , insects in the cape mountains are not as abundant as in other south african biomes but it also happily means the cape mountains are mostly free of biting and stinging insects .
note that coastal areas contains more birds than fynbos – especially insectivores and generalists such as shrikes , bulbuls , fly - catchers , canaries , white - eyes , mousebirds and sunbirds . on a similar note , the afromontane forest is good for the cape batis , cape robin , olive thrush and olive pigeon and cape point for ostriches .
travelling from cape town to kommetjie or the cape of good hope , one can travel via ou kaapse weg ( old cape road , the m64 ) , a scenic pass that straddles the peninsulas mountainous backbone and provides a convenient place to explore the mountains without having to walk too far . at the top there is a long , level stretch and a viewing point ( silvermine sign ) before the road begins to curve and descend . turn left along a short road that leads to a parking area . the adjacent rocky ridge is a fine site for ground woodpecker ( p . 105 * ) , cape siskin ( p . 33 * ) , familiar chat and peregrine falcon .
30 may 09 : a tragedy unfolds at kommetjie south of cape town as 44 beached false killer whales were shot . click here for more details and pictures . 14 march 09 : raptor watch in cape town on 14 march 09
we then moved to the harold porter botanical gardens , as most members of the group wanted to hike up diza kloof in search of the red dizas that are in bloom up at the waterfall at this time of year . an experience to behold . good species that were seen in the lower sections of the garden included cape batis , southern boubou , karoo prinia , black sawwing , cape siskin and swee waxbill and again cape sugarbird and orange - breasted sunbirds . black sawwing , barn , greater striped and white - throated swallows and alpine , little and white - rumped swifts patrolled the skies .
the leopard still tops the food chain and occurs surprisingly close to cape town . there are leopards in the kogelberg , groenlandberg and hottentots - holland mountains though note that they are far smaller than the leopards of kruger due to a restricted diet . other predators include caracal , cape clawless otter , large and small spotted genet , various mongoose species and the cape fox .
from here we worked our way op towards the mountain , continually being entertained by billy ' s fynbos antics and stories . the first section of the hike towards the waterfall is awash with colour and the cape sugarbirds were out in force . they are clearly approaching breeding season as they were chasing each other around all over the place . orange - breasted sunbirds and cape grassbirds were less active and vocal . most of the group went up to the waterfall and were fortunate to find a pair of cape siskin probably breeding within rocks . this caused major discussion and debate as they are not supposed to do so .
other synonyms afrikaans : kaapse pietjiekanarie czech : zvonohlík žlutohnedý , zvonohlík žlutohnědý danish : hottentotsisken german : hottentottengirlitz english : cape or drakensberg siskin , cape siskin spanish : serín de el cabo estonian : pruunselg - rohtlavint finnish : kapinhemppo french : serin totta , serin totta ou s . de symons hungarian : hottentotta csicsörke italian : verzellino del capo japanese : ke - pukanariya japanese : ケアプヒワ latin : crithagra [ totta or symonsi ] , crithagra totta , loxia totta , pseudochloroptila totta , serinus [ totta or symonsi ] , serinus totta lithuanian : kapinis svilikėlis dutch : kaapse kanarie norwegian : kappirisk polish : kulczyk przyladkowy , kulczyk przylądkowy portuguese : canário do cabo russian : капский канареечный вьюрок slovak : kanárik skalný swedish : kapsiska chinese : 海角丝雀 chinese ( traditional ) : 南非絲雀
endemic to south africa , specifically occurring in the cape fold mountains in the western and eastern cape . it generally prefers fynbos on mountains and in valleys , also occupying clearings in mountain forest patches , fringes of succulent karoo , edges of pine plantations and village gardens .
clement , p . ( 2018 ) . cape siskin ( crithagra totta ) . in : del hoyo , j . , elliott , a . , sargatal , j . , christie , d . a . & de juana , e . ( eds . ) . handbook of the birds of the world alive . lynx edicions , barcelona . ( retrieved from urltoken on 9 july 2018 ) .
this reserve incorporates 36 000 hectares of lowland fynbos and coastal dunes east of cape agulhas , including a low , fynbos - clad mountain ( potberg ) and a coastal lake . the cliffs on the southern side of potberg mountain are renowned for hosting the western capes last breeding colony of
a little further up towards the mountain we looked for but couldn’t find swee waxbills which normally occur there feeding on the seeds of the long grass , but we did see cape sugarbirds on the proteas , dusky flycatchers hawking insects out of the air , and a cape rock - thrush .
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cowling , r . m . 1983 . phytochorology and vegetation history in the south - eastern cape , south africa . journal of biogeography 10 : 393 - 419 .
everard , d . a . 1988 . threatened plants of the eastern cape : a synthesis of collection records . bothalia 18 ( 2 ) : 271 - 277 .
one of the trickier fynbos endemics to find during a short visit , the cape siskin is nonetheless often a common bird in its preferred habitat , which is open , rocky fynbos , usually wind - blown and not conducive to good views of a small , mobile seed - eater . cape siskins are usually detected as they give their distinctive tri - syllablic flight call before disappearing over a ridge in small , nervous flocks . the males white - tipped wings and tail are a good field character . for details of the best sites , refer to the text on the cape of good hope reserve ( p . 81 ) , bains kloof pass ( p . 81 ) , grootvadersbosch nature reserve ( p . 70 ) , harold porter botanical garden ( p . 63 ) and swartberg pass ( p . 123 ) .
cecilia forest ( main entrance at 8 ) , a walking spot popular among capetonians , consists predominantly of timber plantations with small patches of indigenous forest holding out along the streams . chaffinch and cape siskin ( p . 33 * ) are particularly common in the plantations , and the open patches with a clear view of the skies are the best places to look overhead for soaring red - breasted sparrowhawk and the rare honey buzzard , interspersed among the much more common steppe buzzard and the occasional forest buzzard .
other fynbos birds include red - winged starlings ; ground woodpeckers ; cape and sentinel rock - thrush ; cape grassbird ; neddicky ; karoo prinia ; pied crow and white - necked raven . raptors are well represented with 12 breeding species in the tmnp and a further 12 recorded as migrants and vagrants . the most common birds of prey are the rock kestrel , peregrine falcon , rufous - chested sparrowhawk ; african goshawk and black sparrowhawk while the jackal buzzard and black eagle are commonly seen in the cape mountains as well .
hockey par , dean wrj and ryan pg 2005 . roberts - birds of southern africa , viith ed . the trustees of the john voelcker bird book fund , cape town .
we had expected to find cape batis in the forest but they were also not to be seen but there were plenty of cape white - eyes . walking along the river we looked for black duck which sometimes occur here but they were also absent , however near the waterfall we were pleasantly surprised to find a small flock of african olive - pigeons .
erwin rm , conway cj , hadden sw ( 2002 ) species occurrence of marsh birds at cape cod national seashore , massachusetts . northeastern naturalist 9 ( 1 ) : 1 - 12
gibbs russell , g . e . and e . r . robinson . date . phytogeography and speciation in the vegetation of the eastern cape . bothalia 13 : 467 - 472 .
late winter and spring sees many proteas and ericas flowering and is a good time for birding in the mountains – look out for cape sugarbirds and orange - breasted sunbirds displaying and feeding .
while the albany thicket is an important center of floral endemism , its level of faunal endemism is relatively low . it has two near - endemic bird species , the orange - breasted sunbird ( nectarinia violacea ) and the cape siskin ( serinus totta ) , and one near - endemic mammal , duthie’s golden mole ( chlorotalpa duthieae ) . there are no endemic amphibians , but six reptile species are considered to be strictly endemic , including tasman’s legless skink ( acontias tasmani ) , tasman’s girdled lizard ( cordylus tasmani ) , and the snake bitis albanica .
trollope , w . s . w . 1974 . role of fire in preventing bush encroachment in the eastern cape . proceedings of the grassland society of southern africa 9 : 67 - 72 .
fewer than 4 800 individuals of this striking endemic still grace rocky and sandy shores from namibia to the eastern cape province . although it is one of the worlds rarest oystercatcher species , it is conspicuous on the cape peninsula and can easily be seen at sea point ( p . 31 ) , kommetjie ( p . 21 ) or in the cape of good hope reserve ( p . 24 ) . in fact , more than half the world population occurs within 300 km of cape town . the birds demise lies in their habit of nesting on exposed beaches : the superbly camouflaged eggs and young chicks are often trodden on or driven over . professor phil hockey of the percy fitzpatrick institute of african ornithology leads a long - term study of the ecology and conservation of this species .
frogs and toads are found in the many water courses of the cape mountains . some 17 species have been recorded in the tmnp ranging from the commonly seen cape river frog to the enormous western leopard toad while the ever - elusive table mountain ghost frog survives in only a handful of streams on table mountain . even more bizarre are the rain frogs – the cape rain frog and the mountain rain frog don’t swim ( in fact if you put them in water they will blow themselves up with air and drift to land ) and lay their eggs in damp soil , the young emerging as fully - formed frogs .
marine birds – gulls , terns , waders , cormorants and gannets – can be seen anywhere on the coast and at any time of year ; pelagic birds – albatrosses , shearwaters , skuas , petrels – can sometimes be seen from cliff tops in spring and autumn . it may sound incongruous to talk about mountains and marine birds but the cape mountains often extend to the ocean’s edge – at cape point for example .
many of these small mammals are nocturnal and / or secretive and spotting them is usually all about luck . cape point remains the best place to see large mammals such as eland , bontebok and mountain zebra .
the weather was beautiful and many participants commented about the surprising lack of wind at rooiels . we were fairly disappointed that no brunias were flowering yet – four years ago these brilliant plants were in full bloom on the same date . we debated this strange phenomenon at length . for starters we picked out the cape bunting and rock martins were present in fairly large numbers . we were delighted to find a pair of cape rock - jumpers fairly close to the parking area and several members were able to get their first tics and / or photographs of this special bird . other species seen included familiar chat , cape rock - thrush , cape sugarbird and large numbers of orange - breasted sunbirds and the majority on common species to be expected in this type of habitat . the most interesting sighting of the day for me involved more than two adult white - necked ravens feeding youngsters . species that we often find at rooiels , but not yesterday included grey - backed cisticola , cape grassbird , rock kestrel , victorin ' s warbler and ground woodpecker .
the cape mountains have never really supported large numbers of mammals given its low carrying capacity . the big mammals – blue antelope , quagga , eland , red hartebeest were nearly all found on the low - lying , grassy renosterveld along with their main predators : lion , wild dog , black - backed jackal and spotted hyena . lions however were gone by the 1720s ; the last cape peninsula leopard was shot in the 19th century .
everard , d . a . 1987 . a classification of the subtropical transitional thicket in the eastern cape , based on syntaxonomic and structural attributes . south african journal of botany 53 ( 5 ) : 329 - 340 .
lubke , r . a . , d . a . everard , and s . jackson . 1986 . the biomes of the eastern cape with emphasis on their conservation . bothalia 16 ( 2 ) : 251 - 261 .
the excitement of seeing hottentot buttonquail had left us tired but extremely satisfied after a successful day ' s birding and we headed back to cape town in the light of dusk , arriving back at kirstenbosch at 19 : 30 .
the forested areas of the trail produced species such as familiar chat , sombre greenbul , cape robin - chat , southern double - collared sunbird and cape white - eye . we were entertained by african dusky flycatchers and african paradise - flycatchers feeding chicks and spent a lot of time studying a pair of olive woodpeckers foraging along tree trunks . we unfortunately missed out on the blue - mantled crested - flycatcher , but the somerset west group got the bragging rights on this one .
imagine our surprise , then , when a bird flushed out of the low fynbos vegetation shortly after arriving at the site ! however , while now looking for cape clapper larks in an adjacent area , we could not believe our luck when we flushed a further 4 hottentot buttonquails ! despite many years of monitoring the buttonquails in this area , callan had never seen such a concentration of this species . we eventually had good looks at the lark , and also a stunning cape grysbok .
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the cape eagle - owl , a difficult bird to find , has most often been recorded as a road - casualty along the main coastal road ( route 44 ) between gordon’s bay and kleinmond . pairs have bred successfully at cape hangklip and rooiels and it is almost certainly more common than the records suggest . the african wood - owl is known from alien woodland near grabouw but , as with all night birds , it is probably under - recorded . the fiery - necked nightjar , the common nightjar of the reserve , would also be largely overlooked but for its very distinctive and far - carrying call . there are single records , both road - casualties , of european nightjar and freckled nightjar , scarce birds in the western cape .
types and severity of threats lubke et al . ( 1986 ) rated albany thicket as highest among the plant communities of the eastern cape in order of priority for conservation , on the basis of conservation status of the plants , the percentage of the vegetation under conservation , uniqueness of the vegetation , and threat . it is considered to be the most threatened vegetation type in the eastern cape , containing 125 threatened species . within the albany thicket , the mesic thicket vegetation type has the highest number of threatened species .
cape towns most famous symbol ( since its days as a landmark to early european seafarers ) is now easily accessible to visitors . you can ascend in a few minutes in an impeccably modern cable car , or make your way up the excellent network of hiking paths of every level of severity .
justification of ecoregion delineation this ecoregion occurs along the sundays , gamtoos , and fish river valleys in the eastern cape , as well as mountain slopes in the eastern portion of the western cape . the linework delineates portions of low and rebelo’s ‘mesic thicket , ’ ‘xeric succulent thicket , ’ and ‘spekboom succulent thicket , ’ with further refinement of the lines made to follow those broad habitat units ( bhus ) , within the cape floristic region , that are associated with thicket vegetation ( cowling and heijnis 2001 ) . bhus are surrogates for plant and animal biodiversity that were identified on the basis of concordant patterns of geology , topography , climate and , in some cases , vegetation types ( sensu low and rebelo ) . albany thicket is comprised of gamtoos mesic succulent thicket , sundays mesic succulent thicket , aloes mesic succulent thicket , spekboom xeric succulent thicket , willowmore xeric succulent thicket , addo xeric succulent thicket , and alexandria indian ocean forest bhus .
the fernkloof nature in hermanus is generally regarded as one one the top bird - watching destinations in the western cape province . the sheer natural beauty of the mountains , together with the huge diversity of fynbos species certainly places the reserve on the wish list of most visitors to the region interested in the natural environment .
the eastern cape of south africa contains high plant species richness due to the presence of different phytochoria and species at the ends of their distribution ranges . within the eastern cape , the albany thicket is the only area to have a high level of plant endemism as a result of speciation . it contains important centers of endemism for karooid succulent flora and succulent euphorbia species . the floral richness and endemism is not reflected in the vertebrate fauna , which has moderate richness and low rates of endemism . over half of the albany thicket has already been transformed to other land uses . the mesic thicket , which has the highest levels of endemism and species richness , is under the greatest pressure .
from cape town , de hoop nature reserve is most easily reached by taking the n2 national road as far as caledon , where you turn right onto the r316 to bredasdorp . in bredasdorp , turn left ( north ) onto the r319 , and turn right , 6 km later , onto the signposted gravel road . the turn - off to the reserve entrance ( also signposted ) is 30 km along this road ( a particularly good one for seeing stanleys bustard ) , and the reserve gate a another 6 km further on . allow at least three hours to reach the reserve from cape town . an alternative route is via swellendam , along the birding loops described on p . 64 .
conditions were not ideal for birding as it was very windy throughout the morning and often cloudy . several members excused themselves due to this . we started in the bottom section of the garden and were able to find most of the usual suspects . bar - throated apalis , cape batis , southern boubou and sombre greenbul were fairly vocal and cape spurfowls and the common doves and sparrows were around in good numbers . an african hoopoe entertained us with its interesting foraging behaviour . malachite and southern double - collared sunbirds were also on view , but we were very surprised with the good numbers of amethyst sunbirds that were found – we must have seen these magnificent birds seven or eight times throughout the morning .
the east - trending axes of the cape fold belt sink beneath the sediments of the karoo supergroup in the eastern cape ( du toit 1966 ) . tertiary planation greatly subdued the topography of the folded belt , resulting in a fairly level basin , which is broken by the wide , deep valleys of the fish , sundays , and gamtoos rivers . these wide valleys are the predominant geological feature of the albany thicket ecoregion . the soils of these valleys are well - drained , deep , lime - rich , sandy loams derived from the uitenhage and ecca group shales ( low and rebelo 1996 ) . towards the coast , the soils may include consolidated dune sands , with the densest thickets occuring on the deepest sandy loams . it is thought that this may be one of the factors responsible for the confined distribution of the albany thicket ( cowling 1984 ) . to the west of the sundays river are rugged quartzite mountains typical of the cape folded belt . the soils of the intermontane valleys are well - drained , colluvial sandy loams that are slightly shallower than the river valley soils . they are derived from sandstone , quartzite , and shale substrata .
we first headed up towards leopard’s kloof and were soon able to tick off a number of the common birds such as red - winged starling , cape robin chat , olive thrush and others . as the sun came out we were entertained by brimstone canaries feeding on blue salvias and on leonotis leonurus flowers were southern double - collared sunbirds , showing their epaulettes indicating they are in full breeding plumage .
another fynbos endemic , the orange - breasted sunbird is primarily a specialist feeder on the spectacularly diverse , often tubular , erica ( heath ) flowers that are a major component of fynbos . it is often the most abundant species in this habitat , and is easily located by its characteristically metallic call , one of the distinctively atmospheric sounds of the rugged , wind - battered cape mountains . sunbirds at kirstenbosch ( p . 17 ) are often very approachable , but this species is also easily found at the cape of good hope reserve ( p . 24 ) , sir lowrys pass ( p . 61 ) , harold porter botanical garden ( p . 63 ) , bains kloof pass ( p . 81 ) , swartberg pass ( p . 123 ) , or indeed any expanse of mountain fynbos .
unlike the remarkable diversity and density of plant species , the same cannot be said for animals in the cape mountains . the nutrient deficient soils , extreme climate , lack of grasses and permanent water all militate against a high carrying capacity of animals although of course it’s true that there were many more animals before the arrival of the european settlers from the 17th century and the rise of agriculture and urbanisation .
our cape tours and day trips are aimed at keen birders and nature enthusiasts . they have been designed to see as many endemic birds as possible . while on the walks , we spend a lot of time looking for other aspects of wildlife such as mammals , chameleons , geckos , butterflies and interesting plants . we can also customise any itinerary to suit to the keen birder , the wildlife enthusiast or both .
we then walked across to the other side of the garden and crossed the bridge to disa gorge . the migrant species such as african paradise - flycatcher , which occur in this area in summer , would have left by now . on the side of the mountain we saw more cape rock - thrush and walking through the forest had a spectacular view of an olive woodpecker very busily feeding on ants in a tree .
this description clearly illustrates that the grootvadersbosch nature reserve adds a diversity of species to the swellendam region ' s already impressive list of birds . it ' s location as the most westerly patch of afromontaine forest in the western cape makes it one of the prime bird - watching destinations in the province . an added bonus is that several staff members are excellently equiped to assist bird - watchers with advise , guidance and guiding .
raptorphiles may enjoy the identification challenge posed by the resident and migrant buzzards . forest buzzard is a rare resident of the peninsulas forests , and is best seen at tokai plantation ( take the tokai off - ramp from the m3 and continue all the way to the mountain , turning left , at the cape dutch manor house t - junction , towards the arboretum ) . the migrant steppe buzzard far outnumbers it during summer , and considerable skill is required to distinguish the two species . it is also always worth keeping an eye out for the scarce honey buzzard , whose presence in the cape was revealed only in the mid - 1980s , when it was discovered by john graham at tokai . small numbers of this species can be found anywhere in forests on the peninsula , although tokai and cecilia forest are the places where they are seen most frequently .
this is not to say of course that there are no insects : it is not known exactly how many insect species there are in the cape mountains but there are at least 3 000 beetles in the table mountain national park alone and a keen observer will find insects crowded in flowers , spider - hunting wasps dragging their paralysed prey into their lairs , ant - lion larvae waiting in sand traps and golden orb spiders sitting at the centre of huge webs .
directions from cape town : take the n2 from cape town towards george . just past swellendam and buffelsjag river , take the left - hand turn - off for suurbraak / barrydale on the r324 . turn left and continue through the town of suurbraak and past the turn - off for barrydale via tradouw pass . the tar road becomes a dirt road and after this follow the small signposts to grootvadersbosch / boosmansbos wilderness area . continue till a t - junction , turn left and keep left at the next fork in the road . the road ends at the entrance gates . gps : 33° 59 ' 08” s 20° 49 ' 24” e gate opening times : monday to friday : 08h00 to 16h00 . saturday and sunday : 08h00 to 18h00 . office hours : 07h30 to 1600 tel : + 27 ( 0 ) 28 722 2412 reservations can be made on tel : ( 021 ) 659 3500 or email : bookings @ urltoken
formerly known as the jackass penguin because of its loud , peculiarly braying call , this charismatic bird has acted as a mascot species for marine conservation in south africa . although two mainland colonies have recently formed near cape town ( see pp . 24 and 62 ) , african penguins typically breed on offshore islands from namibia to the eastern cape province . the past century has seen a shattering 90 per cent loss of the population , which now stands at a steadily declining 160 000 . old enemies have been replaced by new ones : egg collecting and guano harvesting once took a heavy toll on the breeding colonies ; today their main food source , pilchards , is threatened by over - fishing . oil spills also cause devastating losses , although the south african national foundation for the conservation of coastal birds ( sanccob ) has over the past two decades successfully rescued and rehabilitated many tens of thousands of oiled birds ( see p . 43 ) .
the ecoregion occurs along the fish , sundays , and gamtoos river valleys in the eastern cape and moves west along the intermontane valleys of the inland fold mountains ( kouga , baviaanskloof and swartberg ) . towards the east , it grades into maputaland - pondoland bushland and thicket , a sparser scrub forest up to 6 m tall . the maputaland - pondoland bushland and thicket is less spinescent and less succulent , comprised of more grasses , and dominated by subtropical woody evergreen species .
twenty birdlife overberg members participated in a memorable outing at fernkloof nature reserve on saturday morning . not much birding was done – some 50 species identified , as billy robertson of walkerbay tours guided us on a fynbos discovery hike . the stories billy had to tell about the fynbos biome was simply remarkable and many examples of individual plants and flower that he interpreted for us blew the group away . we all agreed that this should become a regular feature on our outings schedule and we will consider doing so again in winter next year when many of the proteas will be blooming and the cape sugarbirds will be breeding . herewith a photographic report of the outing , together with the text on the fernkloof nature reserve from the cape whale coast birdfinder web page to be released at the end of the month . this reserve deserves a serious visit . my thanks to paula combrink for the use of some of her images and to billy for opening up the wonderful world of fynbos for us .
birds of the kogelberg biosphere reserve rob martin & jessie walton the kogelberg biosphere reserve covers more than 100 000 hectares of both marine and terrestrial ecosystems and extends from below sea level to the mountain tops , the highest point being the kogelberg peak ( 1268 metres ) . vast tracts of fynbos , major wetland systems , five towns and various settlements , agricultural lands , commercial forestry plantations and recreational resorts lie within the reserve . the kogelberg mountains and adjoining coastal lowlands are regarded as the heart of the cape floral kingdom , home to 1650 plant species . these mountains , which make up most of the core of the reserve , cover some 30 000 hectares . to the east and north lie the houwhoek and groenlandberg mountain core zones . together they encircle the largest town in the reserve , grabouw , and the orchards and vineyards of the elgin basin . [ the above information was extracted from kogelberg biosphere reserve : heart of the cape flora by amida & mark johns . struik , 2001 ]
( we have received our copies of the important bird and biodiversity areas of south africa directory and it is really an impressive volume of work . congratulations to everyone at birdlife south africa who contributed to it and particularly dale wright who had drafted the text for the western cape province . interesting that the overberg now has six ibas – certainly the district with the highest proportionate coverage . we will post these gradually – read what conservation issues the birds in the overberg wheatbelt iba are facing . - ed . )
in total we were able to see more than 40 species in the fours hours that we spent in the reserve and the high proportion of endemics made for really exciting birding . and all of this in fairly blustery conditions . the fernkloof nature reserve remains a must for birders when the cape whale coast is visited . we will release details on a proposed fynbos exploration hike with billy robertson of walker bay tours shortly – don ' t miss that one . thanks to all who made this outing so enjoyable .
access to potberg mountain is not , as one might expect , through the reserves main entrance . instead , continue along the gravel road from bredasdorp ( see map , p . 58 ) , drive past the turn - off to the main entrance , and follow the signs for about 10 km to the parking area and environmental centre below potbergs southern slopes . the parking area is an excellent vantage point from which to look for cape vulture soaring over the nearby slopes , and a half - hours scan overhead is bound to turn up birds wandering from the colony just to the east .
thickets are similar to forests in that their distribution is restricted to fire - protected sites such as river valleys , screes and ravines ( trollope 1974 ) . large browsers such as elephant ( loxodonta africana ) , rhinoceros ( diceros bicornis , ceratotherium simum ) and greater kudu ( tragelaphus strepsiceros ) have historically played a part in limiting its spread . where large browsers have been removed from the system , thicket is becoming invasive and is spreading into other vegetation types in the eastern cape ( particularly into savanna and grassland ) ( low and rebelo 1996 ) . yet , thicket communities have low resilience . they regenerate slowly after disturbance and are eliminated if these disturbances occur at intervals of less than a few decades .
the grootvadersbosch nature reserve ( s33° 57 ' 52 . 46” e20° 48 ' 24 . 70” ) is situated on the r322 between swellendam and heidelberg and protects the most westerly patch of indigenous forest in south africa . the reserve also has large stretches of unique mountain fynbos , thus adding to the avian biodiversity of the region . from a bird - watching perspective the reserve offers several species associated with forest habitats in many cases on the most westerly limit of their distribution range . for this reason it is regarded as one of the top birding destinations for bird - watchers from the western cape and elsewhere . it further adds an unique suite of sought - after species to the already impressive list of birds to be found in the swellendam local municipal region .
slow birding is advised when approaching grootvadersbosch from swellendam . ( find directions at the bottom of this description ) . the farmlands may produce denham ' s bustard , blue crane , black harrier and secretarybird . there is an extensive dam and wetland just before one enters the village of suurbraak at 34° 00 ' 59 . 50”s 20° 38 ' 59 . 40”e . parking along the road is a problem here , but it is quite safe at the bluegum trees . this spot regularly turns up very interesting species for the western cape province : look out for fulvous , white - backed and white - faced ducks , goliath heron , african jacana and several others . it is well worth spending some time in the village of suurbraak itself as there are very interesting cultural and historical experiences to be had .
, a relatively recent discovery on the cape peninsula , is another star bird of the constantia greenbelt . this is a legendary skulker , and is among africas hardest birds to see . males are best searched for on summer nights when their ventriloquial , hooting call emanates from dense tangles of vegetation , often from a position up to 3 m above the ground . park at the point where the greenbelt crosses brommersvlei road ( 5 ) and walk west for 300 m to a wooden bridge over a small wetland ( 6 ) . in the evenings , a number of buff - spotted flufftails can be heard calling along a stretch from here up to the tar road that crosses the greenbelt ( 7 ) . wood owl , spotted eagle owl and the occasional fiery - necked nightjar can be heard at night .
there is no other place on earth where so many different species can be seen growing in such close proximity . in fernkloof 1474 species have thus far been collected and identified . the name of the principal vegetation type of this region is derived from the dutch word ' fijn bosch ' which is the collective name for a myriad of evergreen shrub - like plants with small firm leaves , often rolled - but also includes woody plants with hard leathery leaves , usually broad , often rolled . grey rhebok , cape grysbok , klipspringer , baboon , mongoose and dassie are present in small numbers . others such as porcupine , genet and hare are nocturnal and these mammals are seldom seen . fernkloof also has a nursery where you can buy indigenous plants and hosts a wild flower show in september each year . ”
species that have greatly increased in numbers in recent years include fork - tailed drongo and southern grey - headed sparrow . the red - billed quelea , recorded only on a few occasions in the reserve so far , is showing signs of invading the western cape and more records from the reserve can be expected . another recent arrival is the tambourine dove and it will be interesting to see if this species establishes a breeding population within the reserve . there are several sightings of african grass - owl from near the bot river estuary and perhaps this unobstrusive species is more common than these records suggest . the removal of apple orchards on some farms in the elgin basin has resulted in more grassy fields . several species , formerly uncommon in the area , have moved into this more open habitat . these include common quail , african pipit and zitting cisticola .
de hoop is one of the few places in the western cape where horus swift is regularly seen , most often in the vicinity of the vlei or flying low over the vegetated coastal dunes  for instance , those around koppie alleen . the parking area at koppie alleen ( follow the signs on the main road from the entrance gate ) is at the eastern edge of a vast sand - sea of pure white coastal dunes  a splendid place in which to wander aimlessly and absorb the landscape . the rockier coastline to the east of koppie alleen is frequented by good numbers of african black oystercatcher ( p . 32 * ) , together with more widespread coastal birds such as white - fronted plover and a selection of migrant waders including sanderling , turnstone and grey plover . from july to november , many calving southern right whales ( eubalaena australis ) make their appearance along this stretch of coast and are easily seen .
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del hoyo , j . , collar , n . j . , christie , d . a . , elliott , a . , fishpool , l . d . c . , boesman , p . and kirwan , g . m . 2016 . hbw and birdlife international illustrated checklist of the birds of the world . volume 2 : passerines . lynx edicions and birdlife international , barcelona , spain and cambridge , uk .
justification : this species has a very large range , and hence does not approach the thresholds for vulnerable under the range size criterion ( extent of occurrence < 20 , 000 km2 combined with a declining or fluctuating range size , habitat extent / quality , or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation ) . the population trend appears to be stable , and hence the species does not approach the thresholds for vulnerable under the population trend criterion ( > 30 % decline over ten years or three generations ) . the population size has not been quantified , but it is not believed to approach the thresholds for vulnerable under the population size criterion ( < 10 , 000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be > 10 % in ten years or three generations , or with a specified population structure ) . for these reasons the species is evaluated as least concern .
the global population size has not been quantified , but the species is described as common or locally common ( clement 1999 ) . trend justification : the population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats .
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przevalski ' s finch , previously called pink - tailed rosefinch , is a relict member of an ancient separate lineage that is as old as , or older than other families of finches ; it belongs in its own monotypic family urocynchramidae , with a name change ( groth 2000 , päckert et al . 2016 )
classification of fringillidae revised for v3 . 3 ; see especially zuccon et al . 2012
europe ( except british isles , sardinia ) to c asia , w , n turkey , c and e caucasus and nw iran .
split gran canaria blue finch from [ tenerife ] blue chaffinch ( sangster et al . 2015 )
( zuccon et al . 2012 , cf kirwan & gregory 2005 , bli , hbw )
( tietze et al . 2013 , cf rasmussen & anderton 2005 , ioc 3 . 5 ) . restore english name to great rosefinch
has priority for species name . change english name to pink - rumped rosefinch ( hbw , clements , h & m 3 )
( wu et al . 2011 , tietze et al . 2013 ; cf collar 2004 )
hawaiian honeycreepers resequenced following pratt 2005 , lerner et al . 2011 ; see also nacc 2015 . needs review of oversplit genera .
island populations of the akepa are recognized as separate species ( nacc 2015 - b - 4c ) ; add island name ( hawaii ) to akepa .
based on lerner et al . ( 2011 ) phylogeny ; see also pratt 2005 .
, is preoccupied by a subspecies of greater akialoa . that conflict no longer exists with placement of kauai amakihi in
( arnaiz - villena et al . 1999 , nguembock et al . 2009 , zuccon et al . 2012 )
( tschusi , 1901 ) as a synonym . permanently invalid . dickinson & christidis , 2014 .
( arnaiz - villena et al . 1999 , nguembock et al . 2009 , zuccon et al . 2012 , nacc )
recognized by bou ( ottvall et al . 2002 , marthinsen et al . 2008 )
pending future analyses ( knox 2001 , ottvall et al . 2002 , marthinsen et al . 2008 , mason & taylor 2015 , bou , h & m4 , nacc 2017 - b - 7 )
se siberia , ne china , korea , sakhalin and kuril is . and japan
( weir and schluter 2004 , smith et al . 2005 ; nacc 2017 - c - 5 )
preliminary genetics suggest that megaplaga and leucoptera are sisters and that bifasciata should be split to avoid paraphyly ( parchman et al . 2007 ) . see also elmberg 1993 re song differences
taczanowski , 1879 as a synonym . permanently invalid . dickinson & christidis , 2014 .
( zuccon et al . 2012 , also arnaiz - villena et al . 1999 , nguembock et al . 2009 , ryan et al . 2004 )
sa : n colombia to trinidad and the guianas , south to n argentina , se brazil , e paraguay .
from thraupidae to a new monotypic family rhodinocichlidae , which follows calcariidae ( barker et al . 2013 , 2015 ; nacc 2017 - b - 6 ) . eng [ 8 . 1 ] = lower case ' tanager '
hbw alive contains information on descriptive notes , voice , habitat , food and feeding , breeding , movements , status and conservation plus a list of bibliographical references for this species account .
mikko pyhälä , manakincarmelo , lmarce , guy poisson , holger teichmann , frédéric pelsy , markus lilje , laurent demongin .
songs from the male of a pair of birds moving through dense and tall fynbos on rocky terrain along the edge of tall cliffs over the ocean .
no modification . habitat : fynbos , a small flock of birds was flying between the tops of bushes adolescents were begging for food .
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this species has a very large range , and hence does not approach the thresholds for vulnerable under the range size criterion ( extent of occurrence < 20 , 000 km2 combined with a declining or fluctuating range size , habitat extent / quality , or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation ) . the population trend appears to be stable , and hence the species does not approach the thresholds for vulnerable under the population trend criterion ( > 30 % decline over ten years or three generations ) . the population size has not been quantified , but it is not believed to approach the thresholds for vulnerable under the population size criterion ( < 10 , 000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be > 10 % in ten years or three generations , or with a specified population structure ) . for these reasons the species is evaluated as least concern .
recommended citation birdlife international ( 2018 ) species factsheet : crithagra totta . downloaded from urltoken on 09 / 07 / 2018 . recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species : birdlife international ( 2018 ) iucn red list for birds . downloaded from urltoken on 09 / 07 / 2018 .
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