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Record details

BirdPix:   203742
Province:   Northern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2917DB
Observer:   Geldenhuys Conrad
Date of record:   2022-01-26
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   9h00 in the morning. On the margin of the sewage ponds. Silent.
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:   Marsh sandpiper
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-203742
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 203742 - photo: 1
VM-number: 203742 - photo: 2
VM-number: 203742 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Bill with thick tip. Plain head and face (crown without "cap"). Feathers with darker, central "scales".
Date:   2022-01-27 21:01:49
Species name:   Philomachus pugnax -- Ruff; Kemphaan
Species code:   256

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