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BirdPix:   69877
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3322CD
Observer:   Stanton Mark
Date of record:   2018-08-24
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2023-04-20 17:00:41
Sp. code:   799
Species name:   Ploceus capensis
Common name:   Cape Weaver -- Kaapse Wewer
Family:   Ploceidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Ploceus capensis
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-69877
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | Species text
VM-number: 69877 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Malcolm Robinson
Comment:  
Date:   2019-01-17 18:16:08
Species name:   Ploceus ocularis -- Spectacled Weaver; Brilwewer
Species code:   791
Comment number:   2
By:   Dieter Oschadleus
Comment:   Cape Weavers can have orange on head and chest - there is no eye mask or other feature suggesting Spectacled Weaver in the photo
Date:   2023-04-20 17:00:41
Species name:   Ploceus capensis -- Cape Weaver; Kaapse Wewer
Species code:   799

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