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17578 |
Province: |
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KwaZulu-Natal |
Country: |
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South Africa |
Locus: |
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2930DD |
Observer: |
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Jackson Mike |
Date of record: |
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2015-05-03 |
Number of photos: |
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3 |
Notes: |
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A group of 4 birds were high up the gum tree 100 metres away, hawking flying insects along with a few drongos. Only with binoculars did I notice the white bellies and was dumbfounded. Only after viewing the telephoto shots, did I see they were barbets. I had no idea they hawked insects until then. The pictures are poor because the mid-morning sun was into the lens, and the shots were taken at fl 150mm x4 digital zoom. |
Last updated: |
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2020-12-03 11:24:41 |
Sp. code: |
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433 |
Species name: |
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Stactolaema leucotis |
Common name: |
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White-eared Barbet -- Witoorhoutkapper |
Family: |
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Lybiidae |
Record status: |
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ACCEPTED |
Collector's species id: |
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White-eared Barbet |
Institution: |
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ADU-UCT |
Record URL: |
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https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-17578 |
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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Colin Summersgill |
Comment: |
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Date: |
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2015-05-15 07:57:11 |
Species name: |
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Stactolaema leucotis -- White-eared Barbet; Witoorhoutkapper |
Species code: |
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433 |
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