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BirdPix:   86899
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2930CB
Observer:   Rimmer D
Date of record:   2019-01-15
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   14218
Species name:   FAMILY Hirundinidae
Common name:   Swallows (unidentified)
Family:   Hirundinidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Common House Martin
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-86899
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 86899 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Any other photos? The incomplete breast band and darker mask across the eye are odd for Common House Martin. My first guess would be juvenile White-throated Swallow.
Date:   2019-08-10 17:34:14
Species name:   FAMILY Hirundinidae -- Swallows (unidentified)
Species code:   14218

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