Weaver news
After a lapse of 8 years or so, there have been recent sightings of this species from northern KNP. Two Scaly-feathered Finches were photographed by Leigh Hoets along the S53 about 9km south of Babalala Picnic Site in the Kruger National Park on 4 May 2019. See SA Rare Bird News Report - 6 May 2019. On 13 May there was a record of a small group of Scaly-feathered Finches seen in the north-western corner of the Makuleke Concession, ie in the same area where the first records (2010-11) were made. See SA Rare Bird News Report - 13 May 2019. The Scaly-feathered Finch shows increases and decreases in different parts of its range in South Africa - see Range changes.
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