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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Andy Hurley" data-source="post: 3490186" data-attributes="member: 86867"><p>I think this is Golden-tailed. AFAIK only 2 ssps are found in Zimbabwe, the nominate and the suahelica. The Latter is only found in the east. In the first picture, the breast is only seen at an oblique angle and appear to have some barring. In the later photos, the pattern changes as the breast is seen from a better angle. I also think that Bennet's can be ruled out. (In my experience, from Namibia, northern Botswana and Vic Falls Zimbabwe, Bennet's has a much cleaner white face and less spotting/streaking/barring underneath.)</p></blockquote><p></p>