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Record details

BirdPix:   31043
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3318CD
Observer:   Oschadleus HD
Date of record:   2016-10-06
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   nest photo (from few days earlier, birds not seen then). Swees seen near nest on 6 Oct at 16h20, flew off - no photo
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   825
Species name:   Estrilda [Coccopygia] melanotis
Common name:   Swee (Black-faced) Waxbill (Swee) -- Suidelike Swie
Family:   Estrildidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Swee Waxbill
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-31043
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | Species text
VM-number: 31043 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Colin Summersgill
Comment:  
Date:   2016-10-14 17:47:14
Species name:   Estrilda [Coccopygia] melanotis -- Swee (Black-faced) Waxbill (Swee); Suidelike Swie
Species code:   825

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