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BirdPix:   4037
Province:  
Country:   Botswana
Locus:   1922BD
Observer:   Kennedy David
Date of record:   2008-11-24
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   We thought we had come upon a sad hit-and-run, but this litle guy was simply sunbathing on the hot sand where two tracks intersected.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   405
Species name:   Merops persicus
Common name:   Blue-cheeked Bee-eater -- Blouwangbyvreter
Family:   Meropidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-4037
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 4037 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Jake Mulvaney
Comment:  
Date:   2013-08-18 11:51:05
Species name:   Merops persicus -- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater; Blouwangbyvreter
Species code:   405

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