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First record of Grant's Bluebill for the Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Central African Republic - Adult male

Photographer

» Lieven Devreese

Location

» Bai Hokou, Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Central African Republic

Country image taken

» Central African Republic

Date

» July, 2010

Equipment

» Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Bird Species

»Spermophaga poliogenys - Grant’s Bluebill

Bird Species (French)

»Sénégali à bec blanc

Bird Family

»Estrildidae - Waxbills, Mannikins & Allies

Bird Group

»Passeriformes Flycatchers, Starlings, Sunbirds, Swallows, Warblers, Weavers etc

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» This is not the first record for the Central African Republic. The species was observed before in the Ngotto forest by Patrice Christy (ECOFAC project). In addition, the species was observed in two adjacent National Parks: in the Lobéké National Park in Cameroon (Marc Languy) and in the Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park in the Republic of Congo (Bob Dowsett).

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First record of Grant's Bluebill for the Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Central African Republic - Adult male

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