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BirdPix:   52283
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3030BC
Observer:   Steen L.
Date of record:   2016-12-22
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Immature. There was an adult calling nearby
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   647
Species name:   Cisticola natalensis
Common name:   Croaking (Striped) Cisticola -- Groottinktinkie
Family:   Cisticolidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Wing-snapping Cisticola
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-52283
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 52283 - photo: 1
VM-number: 52283 - photo: 2
VM-number: 52283 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Back and crown streaked brown (not black) and sturdy bill point toward Croaking Cisticola.
Date:   2018-04-23 15:29:29
Species name:   Cisticola natalensis -- Croaking (Striped) Cisticola; Groottinktinkie
Species code:   647

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