Record details

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:   191262
Province:  
Country:   Ethiopia
Locus:   NE_008038DD
Observer:   Gie S
Date of record:   2021-10-30
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Dark sparrow-like bird stuck inside the airport building
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   3838
Species name:   Passer [griseus] swainsonii
Common name:   Swainson's Sparrow
Family:   Passeridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-191262
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:   Addis has one specie Sparrow. The vagrant Eurasian Tree Sparrow is less likely.
Date:   2021-11-14 11:54:12
Species name:   Passer [griseus] swainsonii -- Swainson's Sparrow
Species code:   3838

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