Birds with Odd Plumages

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BOP:   617
Province:   Oshikoto
Country:   Namibia
Locus:   1916AB
Observer:   Thomson N
Date of record:   2020-06-18
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Raptor-like bill
Last updated:   2020-06-22 21:22:44
Sp. code:   522
Species name:   Corvus albus
Common name:   Pied Crow -- Witborskraai
Family:   Corvidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Pied Crow
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BOP-617
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 617 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Unfortunately need to subscribe to access the link: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329655075_PIED_CROW_WITH_BILL_DEFORMITY . And a USA article about bill deformities: https://corvidresearch.blog/2015/07/20/crow-curiosities-causes-and-consequences-of-bill-deformities/
Date:   2020-06-22 21:22:44
Species name:   Corvus albus -- Pied Crow; Witborskraai
Species code:   522

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