Record details

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:   133185
Province:   North-West
Country:   Nigeria
Locus:   NE_010009CC
Observer:   Abubakar H; Hafiz
Date of record:   2020-09-25
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   One individual
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   3780
Species name:   Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis
Common name:   Rock Firefinch
Family:   Estrildidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Rock firefinch
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-133185
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:   Excellent photo record! Near endemic to Nigeria, with a very limited distribution!
Date:   2020-10-11 15:01:34
Species name:   Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis -- Rock Firefinch
Species code:   3780
Comment number:   2
By:   Abubakar Surajo Ringim
Comment:   This is a range extension in a range-restricted species in Nigeria. Very important record indeed.
Date:   2020-10-17 08:09:22
Species name:   Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis -- Rock Firefinch
Species code:   3780

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