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Record details

BirdPix:   37395
Province:   Gauteng
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2529CA
Observer:   du Plessis D
Date of record:   2011-09-01
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Central Sandy Bushveld (Burkea-Eragrostis bush clumps)
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   136
Species name:   Aquila pomarina
Common name:   Lesser Spotted Eagle -- Gevlekte Arend
Family:   Accipitridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Steppe Buzzard
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-37395
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 37395 - photo: 1
VM-number: 37395 - photo: 2
VM-number: 37395 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Feathered legs and fairly large size (judge by size of prey) makes this an Aquila eagle. Light eye and shape point towards Lesser Spotted Eagle, which is uncommon to rare in the Gauteng area, especially in September
Date:   2018-02-16 19:48:13
Species name:   Aquila pomarina -- Lesser Spotted Eagle; Gevlekte Arend
Species code:   136

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