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BirdPix:   77670
Province:   Kwale County
Country:   Kenya
Locus:   0439BC
Observer:   Shema S; 40474
Date of record:   2019-04-25
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Seen and photographed by Mustafa Adamjee
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   413
Species name:   Coracias caudata (C. caudatus)
Common name:   Lilac-breasted Roller -- Gewone Troupant
Family:   Coraciidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Lilac-breasted Roller of the race lorti (Coracias caudatus lorti)
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-77670
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 77670 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Yes, race C. c. lorti with lilac on throat only and blue extending to breast.
Date:   2019-05-09 11:47:37
Species name:   Coracias caudata (C. caudatus) -- Lilac-breasted Roller; Gewone Troupant
Species code:   413

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