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Record details

BirdPix:   21376
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2930DD
Observer:   Jackson Mike
Date of record:   2015-09-06
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Heard the bird calling in the area behind us for some time, getting closer each time. Suddenly the call was close behind our back garden, but it took a few moments to spot him in the tree with bright sky behind him. It was rather a difficult photo opportunity.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   351
Species name:   Chrysococcyx klaas
Common name:   Klaas's Cuckoo -- Meitjie
Family:   Cuculidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Chrysococcyx klaas
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-21376
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 21376 - photo: 1
VM-number: 21376 - photo: 2
VM-number: 21376 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Colin Summersgill
Comment:  
Date:   2015-10-27 07:38:02
Species name:   Chrysococcyx klaas -- Klaas's Cuckoo; Meitjie
Species code:   351

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