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801, Holub's Golden Weaver Ploceus xanthops (see species summary here)

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Record statusACCEPTED
Vm6307 [manual upload (2013-07-15): 45598]
SpeciesGolden Weaver
Observer(s)Zaloumis, Alex
Country, town, locusSouth Africa, Mpumalanga, Hoedspruit,
2424DA
Localityalongside road to Mariepskop
Latitude, longitude-24.585978, 30.972828 [0 m accuracy]
Date2012/11/24
Notes2. small dam wetland. Found these unknown nests in 2 places alongside road to Maripsekop. Collected 2 nests for further inspection. No birds seen in immediate vicinity. No golden weavers identified on our lists, but now pretty certain that they were golden. shall check sites later this year. think they are more common than realised - but are very secretive.
Nest count0
Nest sitereed

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vmSpecies codeDateNestsNotes
630780124/11/201202. small dam wetland. Found these unknown nests in 2 places alongside road to Maripsekop. Collected 2 nests for further inspection. No birds seen in immediate vicinity. No golden weavers identified on our lists, but now pretty certain that they were golden. shall check sites later this year. think they are more common than realised - but are very secretive.

Vm 6307

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