Record details

:   50658
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2931BA
Observer:   Summersgill Colin
Date of record:   2016-02-28
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   One bird with a yellow rather than red throat patch
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   409
Species name:   Merops bullockoides
Common name:   White-fronted Bee-eater -- Rooikeelbyvreter
Family:   Meropidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   White-fronted Bee-eater
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-50658
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Excellent record, yellow throat is rare. One photo moved to Birds with Odd Plumage (BOP) database.
Date:   2018-03-08 22:13:16
Species name:   Merops bullockoides -- White-fronted Bee-eater; Rooikeelbyvreter
Species code:   409

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