Birds with Odd Plumages

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BOP:   433
Province:  
Country:   Botswana
Locus:   1922BB
Observer:   Kennedy D.; Photo courtesy of Tina Kennedy
Date of record:   2011-03-07
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Some leucism around the face. ID not positive.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   743
Species name:   Lamprotornis australis
Common name:   Burchell's Starling -- Grootglansspreeu
Family:   Sturnidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Burchell's Starling Lamprotornis australis
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BOP-433
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 433 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Dark eye. Tail not long enough for Meves's Starling. Agree with ID
Date:   2018-01-19 18:30:55
Species name:   Lamprotornis australis -- Burchell's Starling; Grootglansspreeu
Species code:   743

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