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BirdPix:   75682
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3318CD
Observer:   Daniel Karis
Date of record:   2019-04-16
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   A pair of adults visited the feeder and flew off within a minute or two--was only able to get get a couple of quick photos before they left.
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   823
Species name:   Spermestes cucullata
Common name:   Bronze Mannikin -- Gewone Fret
Family:   Estrildidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Bronze Mannikin, Spermestes cucullatus
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-75682
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | Species text
VM-number: 75682 - photo: 1
VM-number: 75682 - photo: 2
VM-number: 75682 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Way out of range! Range expansion, or escapees?
Date:   2019-04-17 09:23:55
Species name:   Spermestes cucullata -- Bronze Mannikin; Gewone Fret
Species code:   823

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