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Record details

BirdPix:   199822
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3322BC
Observer:   Kok Andre & Bets
Date of record:   2020-10-15
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   50
Species name:   Phalacrocorax africanus
Common name:   Reed (Long-tailed) Cormorant -- Rietduiker
Family:   Phalacrocoracidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Phalacrocorax lucidus Witborsduiker
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-199822
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 199822 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Colin Summersgill
Comment:   Red eye, small size, long tail. White on breast does no extend from throat down. This is a non-breeding or juvenile specimen.
Date:   2022-01-03 13:27:35
Species name:   Phalacrocorax africanus -- Reed (Long-tailed) Cormorant; Rietduiker
Species code:   50

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