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BirdPix:   259964
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3422BB
Observer:   Tippett RM
Date of record:   2023-07-14
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2023-07-29 12:36:18
Sp. code:   799
Species name:   Ploceus capensis
Common name:   Cape Weaver -- Kaapse Wewer
Family:   Ploceidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Cape Weaver
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-259964
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | Species text
VM-number: 259964 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Malcolm Robinson
Comment:  
Date:   2023-07-25 12:47:52
Species name:   Ploceus ocularis -- Spectacled Weaver; Brilwewer
Species code:   791
Comment number:   2
By:   Ryan Matthew Tippett
Comment:   Heavy black bill Out of range for spectacled weaver?
Date:   2023-07-25 13:03:19
Species name:   Ploceus capensis -- Cape Weaver; Kaapse Wewer
Species code:   799
Comment number:   3
By:   Malcolm Robinson
Comment:   Mask on eye
Date:   2023-07-25 13:09:01
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   4
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   In addition to Ryan's comments, note the streaked mantle and darker wing tips.
Date:   2023-07-29 12:36:18
Species name:   Ploceus capensis -- Cape Weaver; Kaapse Wewer
Species code:   799

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