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Record details

BirdPix:   159898
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3118CA
Observer:   Willemse Salome
Date of record:   2021-03-03
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   256
Species name:   Philomachus pugnax
Common name:   Ruff -- Kemphaan
Family:   Scolopacidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Ruff
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-159898
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 159898 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Les Underhill
Comment:   Male going into breeding plumage in the centre!
Date:   2021-03-09 20:30:32
Species name:   Philomachus pugnax -- Ruff; Kemphaan
Species code:   256

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