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Record details

BirdPix:   39848
Province:   Free State
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2926AA
Observer:   De Swardt Dawie
Date of record:   2006-05-10
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Juv ring in Leunotis clump alongside Whitebellied and Malachite Sunbirds
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   764
Species name:   Nectarinia [Cinnyris] fusca
Common name:   Dusky Sunbird -- Namakwasuikerbekkie
Family:   Nectariniidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Dusky Sunbird
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-39848
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 39848 - photo: 1
VM-number: 39848 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   With orange pectoral tufts. Excellent record, out of range. Malachite Sunbird and White-bellied Sunbird have yellow pectoral tufts. Amethyst Sunbird lacks pectoral tufts.
Date:   2017-11-10 19:11:57
Species name:   Nectarinia [Cinnyris] fusca -- Dusky Sunbird; Namakwasuikerbekkie
Species code:   764

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