Photos of Weaver Nests

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PHOWN:   16811
Province:   Limpopo
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2329CD
Observer:   Engelbrecht, Derek
Date of record:   2005-02-23
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Striped Skaapsteker (?) in nest. I was monitoring three 3-day old nestlings at the time and I assume it must have eaten them as there were no chicks in the nest. I checked later that afternoon and it was still in the nest but 2 days later the nest was empty.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:45
Sp. code:   789
Species name:   Sporopipes squamifrons
Common name:   Scaly-feathered Finch -- Scaly-fronted Weaver
Family:   Ploceidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Scaly-feathered Finch
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=PHOWN-16811
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 16811 - photo: 1
VM-number: 16811 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Dieter Oschadleus
Comment:  
Date:   2015-07-01 10:22:57
Species name:   Sporopipes squamifrons -- Scaly-feathered Finch; Scaly-fronted Weaver
Species code:   789

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