Record details

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:   83217
Province:   Gauteng
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2627BB
Observer:   Kennedy D.
Date of record:   2019-06-01
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Look at the little pollen cap on her forehead. She is clearly an integral component of the sex life of aloes.
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   772
Species name:   Nectarinia [Chalcomitra] amethystina
Common name:   Amethyst (Black) Sunbird -- Swartsuikerbekkie
Family:   Nectariniidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Sunbird (female)
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-83217
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:   Interesting to see pollen cap on the crown and not on the forehead
Date:   2019-07-18 13:35:55
Species name:   Nectarinia [Chalcomitra] amethystina -- Amethyst (Black) Sunbird; Swartsuikerbekkie
Species code:   772

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