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Record details

BirdPix:   36208
Province:   Mpumalanga
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2431CD
Observer:   Kennedy D.
Date of record:   2017-03-22
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Observed flying into this tree carrying a very large snake in its talons. We did not see it catch the snake, nor do we have any ID on the snake.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   163
Species name:   Melierax metabates
Common name:   Dark Chanting-Goshawk -- Donkersingvalk
Family:   Accipitridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax metabates
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-36208
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 36208 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Malcolm Robinson
Comment:   A very BIG snake!
Date:   2017-04-13 08:41:29
Species name:   Melierax metabates -- Dark Chanting-Goshawk; Donkersingvalk
Species code:   163

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