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Record details

BirdPix:   105549
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2930DC
Observer:   Whitham Ron
Date of record:   2020-02-24
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   14216
Species name:   FAMILY Cisticolidae
Common name:   Cisticolas (unidentified)
Family:   Cisticolidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-105549
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 105549 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Rufous crown. Distinct pale eye-brow. Either Lazy Cisticola (has an unstreaked mantle) or Levaillant's Cisticola (has a streaked mantle). Wailing Cisticola (with streaked mantle) is uncommon in the area.
Date:   2020-02-29 06:09:37
Species name:   FAMILY Cisticolidae -- Cisticolas (unidentified)
Species code:   14216

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