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783, Sociable Weaver Philetairus socius (see species summary here)

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Record statusACCEPTED
Vm11422 [manual upload (2014-06-15): 87905]
SpeciesSociable weaver
Observer(s)Bartholomew GA, White FN, Howell TR
Country, town, locusSouth Africa, Northern Cape, Upington,
2820DC
Localitynear Kakamas, south of Upington
Latitude, longitude-28.808881, 20.556053 [20000 m accuracy]
Date1976/0/0
Noteswe found a large active nest complex of which many parts were built on a steep cliff with no apparent support but the underlying rock. In other parts of the complex, nest masses were partly supported by branches of spindly shrubs growing from crevices in the cliff face; possibly these were the sites of the initial nest building; from Ibis 118:402-410
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vmSpecies codeDateNestsNotes
114227830/0/19760we found a large active nest complex of which many parts were built on a steep cliff with no apparent support but the underlying rock. In other parts of the complex, nest masses were partly supported by branches of spindly shrubs growing from crevices in the cliff face; possibly these were the sites of the initial nest building; from Ibis 118:402-410

Vm 11422

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