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BirdPix:   15442
Province:   Near Shamvura
Country:   Namibia
Locus:   1820BB
Observer:   Kleiman PR
Date of record:   2014-12-31
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   This bird was shown to us by Mark Paxton. Very difficult to photograph. But we did see the long beak and in certain positions the tail looked correct
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   741
Species name:   Lamprotornis acuticaudus
Common name:   Sharp-tailed Starling -- Spitsstertglansspreeu
Family:   Sturnidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Sharp-tailed Starling
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-15442
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 15442 - photo: 1
VM-number: 15442 - photo: 2
VM-number: 15442 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Colin Summersgill
Comment:   Sharp-tailed Starling (Lamprotornis acuticaudus)
Date:   2015-02-06 07:36:37
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   2
By:   Colin Summersgill
Comment:  
Date:   2016-09-13 13:26:45
Species name:   Lamprotornis acuticaudus -- Sharp-tailed Starling; Spitsstertglansspreeu
Species code:   741

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