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BirdPix:   155192
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3421AD
Observer:   Du Toit PW
Date of record:   2021-02-01
Number of photos:   3
Notes:  
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:   Amethyst Sunbird right in all 3 photo's left ? Southern Double-collared Sunbird male transitional in photo's 1 and 2. ? Southern Double-collared Sunbird female in photo 3
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-155192
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 155192 - photo: 1
VM-number: 155192 - photo: 2
VM-number: 155192 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Amethyst Sunbird on the right, in all three photos. Malachite Sunbird and Southern Double-collared Sunbird submitted separately.
Date:   2021-02-17 14:18:58
Species name:   Nectarinia [Chalcomitra] amethystina -- Amethyst (Black) Sunbird; Swartsuikerbekkie
Species code:   772

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