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BirdPix:   60373
Province:   Central province
Country:   Zambia
Locus:   1527AD
Observer:   Vromant Nico
Date of record:   2018-07-29
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   14220
Species name:   Euplectes sp.
Common name:   Bishops and Widowbirds (unidentified)
Family:   Ploceidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-60373
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 60373 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Tail appears short and bill pinkish - a Bishop rather than a Widowbird. Possibilities include Yellow-crowned Bishop or Southern Red Bishop or Black-winged Bishop.
Date:   2018-09-16 07:26:47
Species name:   Euplectes sp. -- Bishops and Widowbirds (unidentified)
Species code:   14220

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