Record details

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:   64155
Province:   other
Country:   Zambia
Locus:   1528AD
Observer:   Finn Kyle
Date of record:   2018-11-11
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Seen in flock with Blue Waxbills and Firefinches at 11h00. Foraging on ground under shade of tree.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   14220
Species name:   Euplectes sp.
Common name:   Bishops and Widowbirds (unidentified)
Family:   Ploceidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-64155
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:   Streaked on the breast and flanks. Pale belly. Short tail. Either Southern Red Bishop or Black-winged Bishop.
Date:   2018-11-16 20:00:56
Species name:   Euplectes sp. -- Bishops and Widowbirds (unidentified)
Species code:   14220

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