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BirdPix:   243433
Province:   North Western
Country:   Zambia
Locus:   1224CA
Observer:   Booysen M.
Date of record:   2022-11-17
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2022-12-23 12:32:27
Sp. code:   2316
Species name:   Batis margaritae
Common name:   Margaret's (Boulton's) Batis
Family:   Malaconotidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-243433
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 243433 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mark Stanton
Comment:   Similar to chinspot batis, which prefers savannah-type environment, I assume this is a more forest-like environment so probably Boulton's batis, Batis margaritae
Date:   2022-12-23 12:30:39
Species name:   Batis margaritae -- Margaret's (Boulton's) Batis
Species code:   2316
Comment number:   2
By:   Malcolm Robinson
Comment:  
Date:   2022-12-23 12:32:27
Species name:   Batis margaritae -- Margaret's (Boulton's) Batis
Species code:   2316

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