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Record details

BirdPix:   164203
Province:   Free State
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2926AB
Observer:   Moolman Wiekus
Date of record:   2021-03-04
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Found it next to the river on a small embankment
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   75
Species name:   Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
Common name:   Saddle-billed Stork -- Saalbekooievaar
Family:   Ciconiidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Saalbekooievaar
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-164203
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 164203 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Out-of-range in the area. Escapee from a local collection?
Date:   2021-04-17 14:36:10
Species name:   Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis -- Saddle-billed Stork; Saalbekooievaar
Species code:   75

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