Birds with Odd Plumages

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BOP:   443
Province:   Mpumalanga
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2431DC
Observer:   Cronje Marc
Date of record:   2018-02-02
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   10033
Species name:   Hybrid Blacksmith x White-crowned Lapwing
Common name:   Hybrid Blacksmith x White-crowned Lapwing -- Hybrid Blacksmith x White-crowned Lapwing
Family:   Charadriidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   I am thinking its a Hybrid between a Blacksmith Lapwing and a White Crowned Lapwing
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BOP-443
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 443 - photo: 1
VM-number: 443 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Agree with ID. Red eye, hint of a yellow wattle, yellow base to the bill and a little bit of white from the shoulder down the wing are features of a White-crowned Lapwing
Date:   2018-03-01 18:32:56
Species name:   Hybrid Blacksmith x White-crowned Lapwing -- Hybrid Blacksmith x White-crowned Lapwing; Hybrid Blacksmith x White-crowned Lapwing
Species code:   10033

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