| BirdPix: |
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24090 |
| Province: |
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Limpopo |
| Country: |
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South Africa |
| Locus: |
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2330CA |
| Observer: |
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Altenroxel Bernardine Alice |
| Date of record: |
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2016-02-07 |
| Number of photos: |
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2 |
| Notes: |
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Flying very high and fast. Only managed 3 frames before they were gone. |
| Last updated: |
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2020-12-03 11:24:41 |
| Sp. code: |
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79 |
| Species name: |
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Ciconia nigra |
| Common name: |
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Black Stork -- Grootswartooievaar |
| Family: |
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Ciconiidae |
| Record status: |
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ACCEPTED |
| Collector's species id: |
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Black Stork? |
| Institution: |
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ADU-UCT |
| Record URL: |
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https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-24090 |
| Links: |
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• Locus: Summary | Records • Species: Records | Distribution map |
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:
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| Comment number: |
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1 |
| By: |
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Malcolm Robinson |
| Comment: |
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These birds look more like Abdim's Storks (Ciconia abdimii), as the photos are not all that distinct, but they could well be Black Storks. If there were more than the two birds, then they would more likely be Abdim's Storks |
| Date: |
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2016-02-13 07:07:01 |
| Species name: |
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| Species code: |
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0 |
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| Comment number: |
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2 |
| By: |
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Lisl van Deventer |
| Comment: |
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Very long bill, legs projecting well beyond tail, white on underwing only half-way towards shoulder |
| Date: |
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2017-06-11 18:49:05 |
| Species name: |
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Ciconia nigra -- Black Stork; Grootswartooievaar |
| Species code: |
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79 |
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