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BirdPix:   54231
Province:   North West
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2526CB
Observer:   Barr Graham
Date of record:   2016-08-14
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   14209
Species name:   FAMILY Sturnidae
Common name:   Starling (unidentified)
Family:   Sturnidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-54231
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 54231 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Either Cape Glossy Starling or Greater Blue-eared Starling
Date:   2018-06-02 19:42:06
Species name:   FAMILY Sturnidae -- Starling (unidentified)
Species code:   14209
Comment number:   2
By:   Colin Summersgill
Comment:   I would go with Cape Glossy here: ears look plain and flanks same colour as rest of underside.
Date:   2018-08-22 12:03:35
Species name:  
Species code:   0

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