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BirdPix:   108744
Province:   North East
Country:   Nigeria
Locus:   NE_011011AB
Observer:   Mohammed H
Date of record:   2020-03-04
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   3154
Species name:   Cisticola ruficeps
Common name:   Red-pate Cisticola (incl. Mongalla)
Family:   Cisticolidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Red-pate Cisticola
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-108744
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 108744 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Breeding male with plain (unstreaked) mantle and dark lores. Greyish cheeks. One of the interesting Cisticolas that has a streaked mantle in non-breeding plumage.
Date:   2020-04-09 02:53:52
Species name:   Cisticola ruficeps -- Red-pate Cisticola (incl. Mongalla)
Species code:   3154

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