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BirdPix:   4211
Province:  
Country:   Botswana
Locus:   1823DA
Observer:   Kennedy David
Date of record:   2006-01-13
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Riding Kori Bustard - bustard disturbs flying insects, which the bee-eaters catch, then return to their steed. They did this using wildebeest and zebra,and would also fly alongside our vehicle, catching anything disturbed by the tyres. All this was taking place in the then dry bed of the Savuti River - which began flowing again in 2008 - but in 2006 January it was a lush grassland.This explains the imprecision of some of the coordinates - Google Earth's current pictures show that all of this area is now underwater. This makes it difficult to pin down precise locations prior to 2008.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   407
Species name:   Merops [nubicus] nubicoides
Common name:   Southern Carmine Bee-eater -- Rooiborsbyvreter
Family:   Meropidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Southern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicoides
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-4211
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 4211 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Les Underhill
Comment:   This record was split (the Kori Bustard is at http://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-4210)
Date:   2013-08-08 21:59:10
Species name:   Merops [nubicus] nubicoides -- Southern Carmine Bee-eater; Rooiborsbyvreter
Species code:   407

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