Record details

:   49436
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3030BB
Observer:   Vos Peter
Date of record:   2018-01-20
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Horrible skin condition on throat, face: Avian Pox? Likely to be fatal?
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   655
Species name:   Muscicapa adusta
Common name:   African Dusky Flycatcher -- Donkervlieevanger
Family:   Muscicapidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Dusky Flycatcher, juvenile
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-49436
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Colin Summersgill
Comment:   Yes it does look like avian pox (Avipoxvirus which is a member of the Poxviridae family). This is likely to be fatal.
Date:   2018-02-20 07:57:07
Species name:   Muscicapa adusta -- African Dusky Flycatcher; Donkervlieevanger
Species code:   655

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