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BirdPix:   11090
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2931CC
Observer:   Steenkamp Andre
Date of record:   2009-12-11
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   The adult weaver snatched the frog from on top of a bench. It flew up into a tree where it shared the frog with the juvenile in the photo.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   791
Species name:   Ploceus ocularis
Common name:   Spectacled Weaver -- Brilwewer
Family:   Ploceidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Spectacled Weaver & Painted Reed Frog
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-11090
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 11090 - photo: 1
VM-number: 11090 - photo: 2
VM-number: 11090 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Malcolm Robinson
Comment:  
Date:   2014-10-15 06:15:26
Species name:   Ploceus ocularis -- Spectacled Weaver; Brilwewer
Species code:   791

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