Bird Pictures Archive

Record details

BirdPix:   64372
Province:   Northern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2520CC
Observer:   Lavery Kevin Raymond
Date of record:   2015-09-15
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   308
Species name:   Pterocles burchelli
Common name:   Burchell's Sandgrouse -- Gevlekte Sandpatrys
Family:   Pteroclidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Namaqua Sandgrouse
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-64372
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 64372 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Female Namaqua Sandgrouse has black spots on the breast and barring on the lower belly.
Date:   2018-11-15 11:38:08
Species name:   Pterocles burchelli -- Burchell's Sandgrouse; Gevlekte Sandpatrys
Species code:   308

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