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BirdPix:   46079
Province:   other
Country:   Malawi
Locus:   1333DD
Observer:   Brown Gary; Alma
Date of record:   2017-11-02
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
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:   Black headed oriole
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-46079
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 46079 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Black bill with red eye (oriole juvenile has black bill with black eye). Race P. c. nigriceps' head is black up to the nape
Date:   2017-11-10 11:34:25
Species name:   Ploceus cucullatus -- Village (Spotted-backed) Weaver; Bontrugwewer
Species code:   797

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