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BirdPix:   86734
Province:   Eastern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3424BB
Observer:   Nieuwoudt P
Date of record:   2019-08-04
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   14220
Species name:   Euplectes sp.
Common name:   Bishops and Widowbirds (unidentified)
Family:   Ploceidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Yellow Canary
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-86734
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 86734 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Absence of moustache. Short tail. Different bill shape. Pink legs. A non-breeding or female bishop - possibilities are Southern Red Bishop, Yellow Bishop or Fan-tailed Widowbird.
Date:   2019-08-06 18:12:27
Species name:   Euplectes sp. -- Bishops and Widowbirds (unidentified)
Species code:   14220

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