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Record details

BirdPix:   456
Province:   Northern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2620BB
Observer:   Kennedy David
Date of record:   2010-10-31
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   The bird on the left is a White-browed Sparrow-weaver. There are two Southern Grey-headed Sparrows on the right!
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   4142
Species name:   Passer diffusus
Common name:   Southern Greyheaded Sparrow (split) -- Gryskopmossie
Family:   Passeridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Southern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-456
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | Species text
VM-number: 456 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Jason Kyle Boyce
Comment:  
Date:   2013-01-07 17:17:49
Species name:   Passer diffusus -- Southern Greyheaded Sparrow (split); Gryskopmossie
Species code:   4142
Comment number:   2
By:   Les Underhill
Comment:  
Date:   2014-06-25 09:50:26
Species name:   Plocepasser mahali -- White-browed Sparrow-Weaver; Koringvoel
Species code:   780
Comment number:   3
By:   Les Underhill
Comment:   Note the comments; the conspicuous bird is White-browed Sparrow-weaver.
Date:   2014-06-25 10:31:38
Species name:   Passer diffusus -- Southern Greyheaded Sparrow (split); Gryskopmossie
Species code:   4142

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