Photos of Weaver Nests

Record details
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PHOWN:   8408
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2930AC
Observer:   Zaloumis, Alex
Date of record:   2014-01-09
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   nests clustered in small tree in swamplands. Probably 50 small, woven nests - tidy, not as per usual quelea. No birds seen. Cape Weaver and Red Bishops seen in reeds nearby.
Id status:   Identification pending
Collector's species id:   probably quelea
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=PHOWN-8408
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 8408 - photo: 1
VM-number: 8408 - photo: 2
VM-number: 8408 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Dieter Oschadleus
Comment:  
Date:   2014-01-15 15:52:38
Species name:   Ploceus capensis -- Cape Weaver
Species code:   799

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