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Record details

BirdPix:   129096
Province:   Mpumalanga
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2430DB
Observer:   de Vries A; Joey de Vries
Date of record:   2020-09-09
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Wagtail, possibly Mountain. Sorry, only took this single shot!
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   688
Species name:   Motacilla clara
Common name:   Mountain (Long-tailed) Wagtail -- Bergkwikkie
Family:   Motacillidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-129096
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 129096 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Agree with Mountain Wagtail - blue-grey upperparts, white underparts, thin collar and wing tips black with white edges.
Date:   2020-09-12 20:51:01
Species name:   Motacilla clara -- Mountain (Long-tailed) Wagtail; Bergkwikkie
Species code:   688

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