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BirdPix:   40450
Province:  
Country:   Ethiopia
Locus:   NE_007038DC
Observer:   McReynolds Mark; Elias Bayou - Ethiopian bird guide (professional)
Date of record:   2016-07-09
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   1584
Species name:   Merops variegatus
Common name:   Blue-breasted (White-cheeked) Bee-eater
Family:   Meropidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Little Bee-eater
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-40450
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 40450 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   With white patches on the sides of the neck. A juvenile, blue collar is absent and the breast is greenish
Date:   2017-11-10 13:06:04
Species name:   Merops variegatus -- Blue-breasted (White-cheeked) Bee-eater
Species code:   1584

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