Record details

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:   53989
Province:   Kassala
Country:   Sudan
Locus:   NE_015036AD
Observer:   Salah Mohamed
Date of record:   2014-10-25
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Last updated:   2022-12-24 14:30:05
Sp. code:   10052
Species name:   Merops viridissimus
Common name:   African Green Bee-eater
Family:   Meropidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Merops orientalis
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-53989
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:  
Date:   2018-05-27 21:23:52
Species name:   Merops orientalis -- Little Green Bee-eater
Species code:   1580
Comment number:   2
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Merops viridissimus is split from Merops orientalis based on significant differences in morphology and voice (Fry et al. 2020; HBW/BirdLife).
Date:   2022-12-24 14:38:32
Species name:   Merops viridissimus -- African Green Bee-eater
Species code:   10052

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