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BirdPix:   15503
Province:  
Country:   Namibia
Locus:   1714AD
Observer:   Kleiman PR
Date of record:   2015-01-02
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   597
Species name:   Hippolais olivetorum
Common name:   Olive-tree Warbler -- Olyfboomsanger
Family:   Sylviidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Willow Warbler ??
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-15503
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 15503 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Colin Summersgill
Comment:   Bill looks too strong for Willow. I would have gone with Olive-tree, but this is quite far out of range.
Date:   2015-02-06 07:08:29
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   2
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Grey colour, yellow lower mandible, black lores, darker wing pannels and long tail (thin white edges) point toward Olive-tree Warbler (way out-of-range).
Date:   2017-05-18 10:22:23
Species name:   Hippolais olivetorum -- Olive-tree Warbler; Olyfboomsanger
Species code:   597

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