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Record details

BirdPix:   82329
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2931CA
Observer:   Roberts A.C.
Date of record:   2019-06-22
Number of photos:   3
Notes:  
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   14220
Species name:   Euplectes sp.
Common name:   Bishops and Widowbirds (unidentified)
Family:   Ploceidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   White-winged Widow?
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-82329
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 82329 - photo: 1
VM-number: 82329 - photo: 2
VM-number: 82329 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Either Fan-tailed Widowbird or White-winged Widowbird (in non-breeding difficult to distinguish from each other). White-winged Widowbird is uncommon in the area.
Date:   2019-07-19 18:49:37
Species name:   Euplectes sp. -- Bishops and Widowbirds (unidentified)
Species code:   14220

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