| PHOWN: |
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1522 |
| Province: |
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KwaZulu-Natal |
| Country: |
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South Africa |
| Locus: |
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2930AC |
| Observer: |
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Fiford Graham; Mervyn Fiford |
| Date of record: |
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2011-11-12 |
| Number of photos: |
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3 |
| Notes: |
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There are two islands in the middle of a dam on the Amber Valley retirement village property near Howick. One has a grove a blue gums growing on it and the other a single weeping willow. Both trees are home to a massive colony of southern masked weavers. On the blue gum island I counted 19 nests and on the willow island 12. Nest building activity is frenetic at the moment with males coming and going with nesting material all the time. |
| Last updated: |
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2020-12-03 13:24:45 |
| Sp. code: |
|
803 |
| Species name: |
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Ploceus velatus |
| Common name: |
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Southern Masked Weaver |
| Family: |
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Ploceidae |
| Record status: |
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ACCEPTED |
| Collector's species id: |
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Southern masked weaver |
| Institution: |
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ADU-UCT |
| Record URL: |
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https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=PHOWN-1522 |
| Links: |
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• Locus: Summary | Records • Species: Records | Distribution map |
