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:   5714
Province:   Mpumalanga
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2431DC
Observer:   Davies J
Date of record:   2013-10-15
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Part of a of a small nesting colony overhanging the water in a Buffalo Thorn Ziziphus mucronata. Lesser Masked Weaver (Ploceus intermedius) also present. Although impossible to say if it is the same individual, I have recorded a bird with near identical plumage here before.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   797
Species name:   Ploceus cucullatus
Common name:   Village (Spotted-backed) Weaver -- Bontrugwewer
Family:   Ploceidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Village Weaver - Ploceus cucullatus
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-5714
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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