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Record details

BirdPix:   121311
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3420BB
Observer:   Van Rooyen Johan en Estelle
Date of record:   2015-03-20
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   With Reed Cormorant
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   395
Species name:   Megaceryle maxima (H. maximus)
Common name:   Giant Kingfisher -- Reusevisvanger
Family:   Dacelonidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Giant Kingfisher
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-121311
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 121311 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lance Robinson
Comment:   Reed Cormorant submitted separately
Date:   2020-07-24 21:56:51
Species name:   Megaceryle maxima (H. maximus) -- Giant Kingfisher; Reusevisvanger
Species code:   395

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