Birds with Odd Plumages

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BOP:   441
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2831BB
Observer:   Morris Jane; Mike Roseblade
Date of record:   2018-02-07
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Bird was seen with a group of birds with normal plumage. Example of xanthochromism as found in Black-collared Barbets and Crimson-breasted Shrike.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   409
Species name:   Merops bullockoides
Common name:   White-fronted Bee-eater -- Rooikeelbyvreter
Family:   Meropidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   White-Fronted Bee-Eater (Merops bullockoides)
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BOP-441
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 441 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:  
Date:   2018-02-21 09:31:07
Species name:   Merops bullockoides -- White-fronted Bee-eater; Rooikeelbyvreter
Species code:   409

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