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BirdPix:   89047
Province:  
Country:   Zambia
Locus:   1332AA
Observer:   Barrett Norman; Rajagopalan Padmanabhan
Date of record:   2019-08-06
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   14216
Species name:   FAMILY Cisticolidae
Common name:   Cisticolas (unidentified)
Family:   Cisticolidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   african reed warbler
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-89047
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 89047 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Garth Aiston
Comment:   Possibly a Luapula Cisticola but difficult to tell from the angle. Rufous unstreaked head and dark streaked back. Reedbed habitat.
Date:   2019-08-21 21:42:20
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   2
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Three possible Cisticolas in similar habitat with dark, streaked backs: Luapula Cisticola, Chirping Cisticola and Levaillant's Cisticola. Need to see the tail and wing colours.
Date:   2019-08-24 19:12:24
Species name:   FAMILY Cisticolidae -- Cisticolas (unidentified)
Species code:   14216

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