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:   152109
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2930DB
Observer:   Dickinson Robyn
Date of record:   2021-01-14
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   They were eating with bronze mannikins, however, they seemed to look slightly bigger than them, so I am not too sure if they are a juv. mannikin or not??
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   823
Species name:   Spermestes cucullata
Common name:   Bronze Mannikin -- Gewone Fret
Family:   Estrildidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Bronze Mannikin
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-152109
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Malcolm Robinson
Comment:   juveniles
Date:   2021-01-15 15:46:18
Species name:   Spermestes cucullata -- Bronze Mannikin; Gewone Fret
Species code:   823

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