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:   3581
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2731DB
Observer:   Jessnitz V
Date of record:   2012-05-23
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   774
Species name:   Nectarinia [Chalcomitra] senegalensis
Common name:   Scarlet-chested Sunbird -- Rooiborssuikerbekkie
Family:   Nectariniidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-3581
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   David Kennedy
Comment:   Difficult - possible a young male Scarlet-chested Sunbird just coming into adult plumage. The strongly-curved beak would support this ID, but cannot be confident.
Date:   2013-08-25 11:22:37
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   2
By:   Jake Mulvaney
Comment:  
Date:   2013-08-27 10:21:10
Species name:   Nectarinia [Chalcomitra] senegalensis -- Scarlet-chested Sunbird; Rooiborssuikerbekkie
Species code:   774

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