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54304 |
Province: |
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Limpopo |
Country: |
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South Africa |
Locus: |
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2228DD |
Observer: |
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Laver Peter Norman |
Date of record: |
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2018-05-31 |
Number of photos: |
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2 |
Notes: |
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In the field, torn between pale flycatcher and ashy flycatcher. Belly not white enough for Marico. Habit was upright as for ashy, but not grey tit-flycatcher. Could not really decide if the upperparts were pale blue-grey or pale brown-grey (settled on the latter). |
Last updated: |
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2020-12-03 11:24:41 |
Sp. code: |
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656 |
Species name: |
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Muscicapa caerulescens |
Common name: |
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Ashy Flycatcher (Alseonax) -- Blougrysvlieevanger |
Family: |
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Muscicapidae |
Record status: |
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ACCEPTED |
Collector's species id: |
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pale flycatcher |
Institution: |
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ADU-UCT |
Record URL: |
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https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-54304 |
Links: |
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• Locus: Summary | Records • Species: Records | Distribution map |
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:
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Comment number: |
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1 |
By: |
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Lisl van Deventer |
Comment: |
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White eye-ring extending as a short eye-brow to the bill, distinct black line through the eye, underparts more greyish than buffy, wings (especially the tertials) and tail has a slaty tint. Behaviour also distinct: Ashy Flycatcher is an arial feeder, hawks insects from a high perch and often has its head turned at an angle. Pale Flycatcher is a ground feeder, sitting on a lower perch to catch prey on the ground. |
Date: |
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2018-06-02 20:37:15 |
Species name: |
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Muscicapa caerulescens -- Ashy Flycatcher (Alseonax); Blougrysvlieevanger |
Species code: |
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656 |
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