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Record details

BirdPix:   40931
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3318CD
Observer:   Paijmans DM
Date of record:   2017-09-28
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Adult seen fleeing the nest. Two eggs present
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   231
Species name:   Haematopus moquini
Common name:   African Black Oystercatcher -- Swarttobie
Family:   Haematopodidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   African Oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini)
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-40931
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | Species text
VM-number: 40931 - photo: 1
VM-number: 40931 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Les Underhill
Comment:  
Date:   2017-09-29 14:53:21
Species name:   Haematopus moquini -- African Black Oystercatcher; Swarttobie
Species code:   231

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