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BirdPix:   86690
Province:   Lusaka
Country:   Zambia
Locus:   1528AD
Observer:   Finn Kyle
Date of record:   2019-08-05
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   320
Species name:   Turtur afer
Common name:   Blue-spotted Wood-Dove -- Blouvlekduifie
Family:   Columbidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Blue-spotted Wood-dove
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-86690
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 86690 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Spots appear blue on the photo, but the bill looks black?
Date:   2019-08-05 19:40:21
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   2
By:   Garth Aiston
Comment:   Wing spots definitely blue. Bill appears black but this could be a young bird or it could just be the light.
Date:   2019-08-05 20:40:26
Species name:   Turtur afer -- Blue-spotted Wood-Dove; Blouvlekduifie
Species code:   320

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