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Record details

BirdPix:   845
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2929CD
Observer:   Summersgill C.V.
Date of record:   2012-10-01
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   805
Species name:   Quelea quelea
Common name:   Red-billed Quelea -- Rooibekkwelea
Family:   Ploceidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-845
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 845 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Jake Mulvaney
Comment:   The birds in the foreground most resemble red-billed quelea. The bird in the background seems to be a long-tailed widowbird. Since the focus is on the fore-ground specimens, it can be assumed these take priority.
Date:   2014-04-14 11:13:34
Species name:   Quelea quelea -- Red-billed Quelea; Rooibekkwelea
Species code:   805

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