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BirdPix:   253482
Province:   Eastern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3324DB
Observer:   Elstadt C
Date of record:   2014-02-08
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2023-05-18 09:13:23
Sp. code:   740
Species name:   Lamprotornis corruscus
Common name:   Black-bellied Starling -- Swartpensglansspreeu
Family:   Sturnidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Cape Glossy Starling
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-253482
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 253482 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mark Stanton
Comment:   Red eye and more blackish appearance suggest Black-bellied starling
Date:   2023-05-13 14:58:59
Species name:   Lamprotornis corruscus -- Black-bellied Starling; Swartpensglansspreeu
Species code:   740
Comment number:   2
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   In addition to Mark's comments, note the absence of black spots on the wings.
Date:   2023-05-18 09:13:23
Species name:   Lamprotornis corruscus -- Black-bellied Starling; Swartpensglansspreeu
Species code:   740

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