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BirdPix:   8653
Province:  
Country:   eSwatini
Locus:   2631BD
Observer:   de Beer Len
Date of record:   2014-07-08
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   446
Species name:   Campethera bennettii
Common name:   Bennett's Woodpecker -- Bennettse Speg
Family:   Picidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-8653
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 8653 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Colin Summersgill
Comment:   Male Cardinal, Golden-tailed or Bennett's Woodpecker. Barred back looks like Cardinal, but the colour change for the forehead does not look chestnut enough for Cardinal.
Date:   2014-07-10 06:32:37
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   2
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   White cheek, bright red forehead and spotting visible on the left flank
Date:   2017-08-16 14:14:50
Species name:   Campethera bennettii -- Bennett's Woodpecker; Bennettse Speg
Species code:   446

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