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BirdPix:   60999
Province:   Lusaka Province
Country:   Zambia
Locus:   1528AD
Observer:   Barrett Norman; Rajagopalan Padmanabhan
Date of record:   2018-09-22
Number of photos:   3
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   14212
Species name:   Anthus sp.
Common name:   Pipits (unidentified)
Family:   Motacillidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-60999
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 60999 - photo: 1
VM-number: 60999 - photo: 2
VM-number: 60999 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Appears to be a sub-adult? Long bill and faintly marked back - possible Wood Pipit or Plain-backed Pipit? Habitat not typical for Buffy Pipit.
Date:   2018-10-01 21:03:59
Species name:   Anthus sp. -- Pipits (unidentified)
Species code:   14212

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