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Record details

BirdPix:   38419
Province:   Northern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2816BB
Observer:   Todd John; Anne Todd
Date of record:   2017-06-01
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   509
Species name:   Riparia paludicola
Common name:   Brown-throated (Plain) Martin -- Afrikaanse Oewerswael
Family:   Hirundinidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Barn swallow Immature
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-38419
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 38419 - photo: 1
VM-number: 38419 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Plain throat and breast exclude Barn or White-throated Swallows. Dark primaries and shorter wings exclude Rock Martin.
Date:   2018-02-14 09:08:53
Species name:   Riparia paludicola -- Brown-throated (Plain) Martin; Afrikaanse Oewerswael
Species code:   509

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