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Record details

BirdPix:   110806
Province:   North East
Country:   Nigeria
Locus:   NE_011011AB
Observer:   Abubakar H
Date of record:   2019-04-13
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Two individuals was recorded
Last updated:   2022-12-24 14:30:05
Sp. code:   10052
Species name:   Merops viridissimus
Common name:   African Green Bee-eater
Family:   Meropidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   little green bee eater
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-110806
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 110806 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:  
Date:   2020-05-05 05:03:44
Species name:   Merops orientalis -- Little Green Bee-eater
Species code:   1580
Comment number:   2
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Merops viridissimus is split from Merops orientalis based on significant differences in morphology and voice (Fry et al. 2020; HBW/BirdLife).
Date:   2022-12-24 14:38:32
Species name:   Merops viridissimus -- African Green Bee-eater
Species code:   10052

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