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:   6848
Province:   Limpopo
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2329DC
Observer:   Labuschagne AP
Date of record:   2014-02-26
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Diederick cuckoo fed by Marico Sunbird
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   351
Species name:   Chrysococcyx klaas
Common name:   Klaas's Cuckoo -- Meitjie
Family:   Cuculidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Diederik Cuckoo
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-6848
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Colin Summersgill
Comment:   Would expect to be able to see red bill on immature Diderik. One can see the red on the bottle-brush flowers quite easily, so if the bird's bill was red, I expect that this would also be visible.
Date:   2014-03-23 21:57:38
Species name:   Chrysococcyx klaas -- Klaas's Cuckoo; Meitjie
Species code:   351

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