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:   242565
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Country:   Namibia
Locus:   2114BB
Observer:   Pitzalis, Diego
Date of record:   2022-09-07
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   not the same individual 2 different birds
Last updated:   2022-12-13 12:55:58
Sp. code:   566
Species name:   Cercomela schlegelii
Common name:   Karoo Chat -- Karoospekvreter
Family:   Muscicapidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Karoo/Trac-trac Chat
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-242565
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:   Both individuals show undertails that are black from the tip to the vent, pointing to Karoo Chat. Two sub-species occur in Namibia, overlapping in distribution: C.s.benguellensis tends to be browner, whereas C.s.pollux tends to be greyer.
Date:   2022-12-13 12:53:41
Species name:   Cercomela schlegelii -- Karoo Chat; Karoospekvreter
Species code:   566

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