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Record details

BirdPix:   16865
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3218CC
Observer:   du Plessis Linda; Eddie du Plessis (10147)
Date of record:   2012-08-29
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   It seemed like a mating dance.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   181
Species name:   Pternistis capensis
Common name:   Cape Spurfowl (Francolin) -- Kaapse Fisant
Family:   Phasianidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Cape Spurfowl
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-16865
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 16865 - photo: 1
VM-number: 16865 - photo: 2
VM-number: 16865 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Malcolm Robinson
Comment:   Really trying to impress!
Date:   2015-04-14 08:38:33
Species name:   Pternistis capensis -- Cape Spurfowl (Francolin); Kaapse Fisant
Species code:   181

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