Record details

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:   237151
Province:  
Country:   Rwanda
Locus:   0130CC
Observer:   Kruger Andrew
Date of record:   2022-10-08
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   No red on the wing coverts, and no red stripe behind the eye?
Last updated:   2022-10-08 21:22:32
Sp. code:   1090
Species name:   Estrilda paludicola
Common name:   Fawn-breasted Waxbill
Family:   Estrildidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Crimson-rumped Waxbill?
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-237151
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mark Stanton
Comment:   Crimson-rumped waxbill has dark bill and red-eye stripe similar to common waxbill. Fawn-breasted waxbill can have a very white underparts, with red bill, red rump and uniform brown back.
Date:   2022-10-08 21:22:32
Species name:   Estrilda paludicola -- Fawn-breasted Waxbill
Species code:   1090

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