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BirdPix:   40451
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:   774
Species name:   Nectarinia [Chalcomitra] senegalensis
Common name:   Scarlet-chested Sunbird -- Rooiborssuikerbekkie
Family:   Nectariniidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Maricos Sunbird
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-40451
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 40451 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Bright red chest and lower throat. Northern races of the Marico Sunbird has a very narrow, purple breast band.
Date:   2017-11-10 12:59:53
Species name:   Nectarinia [Chalcomitra] senegalensis -- Scarlet-chested Sunbird; Rooiborssuikerbekkie
Species code:   774

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