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Record details

BirdPix:   134421
Province:   Mpumalanga
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2530BC
Observer:   Giles Mulholland
Date of record:   2016-12-26
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   [photo 1] adult standing; [photo 2] adult taking off (uncommon visitor to dam and former farmhouse pond prior to 2011, very rare visitor since)
Last updated:   2020-10-14 13:18:46
Sp. code:   55
Species name:   Ardea melanocephala
Common name:   Black-headed Heron -- Swartkopreier
Family:   Ardeidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Ardea melanocephala
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-134421
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 134421 - photo: 1
VM-number: 134421 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Giles Mulholland
Comment:   Ardea melanocephala
Date:   2020-10-14 10:25:21
Species name:   Ardea melanocephala -- Black-headed Heron; Swartkopreier
Species code:   55

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