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BirdPix:   15350
Province:   Limpopo
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2330CC
Observer:   Kennedy D.; Photos by Sam and Dave Kennedy
Date of record:   2015-01-03
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Assumed to be juveniles: note large bill size: the bird in picture three shows a touch of red at the shoulder. Note: Very thick forest - hard to be precise about location.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   1650
Species name:   Poicephalus fuscicollis
Common name:   Grey-headed Parrot (split) -- Savannepapegaai
Family:   Psittacidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Cape Parrot Poicephalus robustus
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-15350
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 15350 - photo: 1
VM-number: 15350 - photo: 2
VM-number: 15350 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   One appears to be a female: black bar above bill. (Changed to Grey-headed Parrot as Cape Parrot split is questioned).
Date:   2020-08-16 14:16:07
Species name:   Poicephalus fuscicollis -- Grey-headed Parrot (split); Savannepapegaai
Species code:   1650

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