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:   23332
Province:   Katanga
Country:   Congo (DRC)
Locus:   0928CB
Observer:   de Cauwer R
Date of record:   2015-05-30
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   MOULT ---Not sure of species as it has yellow patches on his head
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   971
Species name:   Euplectes hartlaubi
Common name:   Marsh (Hartlaub's) Widowbird
Family:   Ploceidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   euplectes ?
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-23332
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Blue bill. Tail feathers that split and large patch of white streaks on the wing, point to Marsh Widowbird (not White-winged Widowbird)
Date:   2017-10-25 05:49:51
Species name:   Euplectes hartlaubi -- Marsh (Hartlaub's) Widowbird
Species code:   971

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