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BirdPix:   278215
Province:  
Country:   Rwanda
Locus:   0130DC
Observer:   Kruger Andrew
Date of record:   2024-03-18
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Speckled front, no malar stripe. Maybe Nubian Woodpecker?
Last updated:   2024-07-18 16:25:59
Sp. code:   1372
Species name:   Campethera nubica
Common name:   Nubian Woodpecker
Family:   Picidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-278215
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 278215 - photo: 1
VM-number: 278215 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Agree with ID. Spotted underparts and white spots on the upper parts rule out all other woodpeckers.
Date:   2024-03-21 10:04:28
Species name:   Campethera nubica -- Nubian Woodpecker
Species code:   1372

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