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Record details

BirdPix:   162442
Province:   Eastern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3228CB
Observer:   Yearsley Gareth
Date of record:   2021-03-29
Number of photos:   0
Notes:   I didn't see the bird. My other guess would be Bearded Woodpecker.
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   402
Species name:   Halcyon albiventris
Common name:   Brown-hooded Kingfisher -- Bruinkopvisvanger
Family:   Dacelonidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Brown-hooded Kingfisher
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-162442
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map

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Sound recording:


Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Agree with Brown-hooded Kingfisher, which has a sharper call. Bearded Woodpecker's call sounds more rounded, or "hollow". (Does Bearded Woodpecker occur in the area?).
Date:   2021-03-29 12:53:26
Species name:   Halcyon albiventris -- Brown-hooded Kingfisher; Bruinkopvisvanger
Species code:   402

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