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BirdPix:
161447
Province:
KwaZulu-Natal
Country:
South Africa
Locus:
2931CA
Observer:
Roberts A.C.
Date of record:
2021-03-18
Number of photos:
3
Notes:
Great Reed Warbler? The bird was at least 40m away. I left the one photo uncropped to give an idea of perspective.
Last updated:
2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:
603
Species name:
Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Common name:
Great Reed-Warbler -- Grootrietsanger
Family:
Sylviidae
Record status:
ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:
?
Institution:
ADU-UCT
Record URL:
https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-161447
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:
Comment number:
1
By:
Lisl van Deventer
Comment:
Legs look dark(ish), so either Lesser Swamp Warbler or Great Reed Warbler. The body looks too chunky and wings too long, for Lesser Swamp Warbler.
Date:
2021-03-29 12:36:32
Species name:
Acrocephalus arundinaceus
-- Great Reed-Warbler; Grootrietsanger
Species code:
603
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