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818, Long-tailed Widowbird Euplectes progne (see species summary here)

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Record statusACCEPTED
Vm18975 [manual data upload (2016-03-10): 198229]
SpeciesLongtailed Widowbird
Observer(s)Pretorius, Morne
Country, town, locusSouth Africa, Free State, Memel,
2729DA
LocalitySeekoeivlei Nature Reserve, Helena area
Latitude, longitude-27.59604, 29.58325 [10000 m accuracy]
Date2016/2/25
NotesFound a few Longtailed Widowbirds breeding in the grasslands of Seekoeivlei Nature Reserve today. Allthough some of the males are loosing their breeding plumage, the soon to be mother birds still have to raise their broods before the winter.
Nest count0
Nest sitereed

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vmSpecies codeDateNestsNotes
1897581825/2/20160Found a few Longtailed Widowbirds breeding in the grasslands of Seekoeivlei Nature Reserve today. Allthough some of the males are loosing their breeding plumage, the soon to be mother birds still have to raise their broods before the winter.

Vm 18975

Best: Long-tailed Widow - eggs in nest

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