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BirdPix:   270483
Province:   Erongo Region
Country:   Namibia
Locus:   2114AD
Observer:   Elstadt C
Date of record:   2023-10-01
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   This is the first bird observed after leaving Uis early morning. It would also be the last observation for the next 2.5 hrs until the crater is exited via a dry riverbed in the northeast.
Last updated:   2023-12-24 11:43:39
Sp. code:   570
Species name:   Cercomela familiaris
Common name:   Familiar Chat -- Gewone Spekvreter
Family:   Muscicapidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Karoo Chat?
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-270483
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | Species text
VM-number: 270483 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Little contrast between the brown tail and brown upperparts (tail not showing extensive black).
Date:   2023-12-24 11:43:39
Species name:   Cercomela familiaris -- Familiar Chat; Gewone Spekvreter
Species code:   570

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