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Record details

BirdPix:   34735
Province:   other
Country:   Botswana
Locus:   1821BD
Observer:   Fincham J.E.; Jo Hobbs
Date of record:   2016-11-29
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   The oxpecker was collecting hair from a donkey for nest-lining material. The photos vary in size.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   747
Species name:   Buphagus africanus
Common name:   Yellow-billed Oxpecker -- Geelbekrenostervoel
Family:   Sturnidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Yellow-billed OXpecker
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-34735
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 34735 - photo: 1
VM-number: 34735 - photo: 2
VM-number: 34735 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Malcolm Robinson
Comment:  
Date:   2017-02-17 06:50:46
Species name:   Buphagus africanus -- Yellow-billed Oxpecker; Geelbekrenostervoel
Species code:   747

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