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Record details

BirdPix:   64618
Province:   Northern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3119BB
Observer:   Underhill LG
Date of record:   2018-11-11
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   The farm was deserted except for a single labourer. The peacocks were living in and around the werf, but seemed feral,in the sense that they fended for themselves.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   1021
Species name:   Pavo cristatus
Common name:   Common Peacock(Peafowl) -- Makpou
Family:   Phasianidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Common Peacock
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-64618
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 64618 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Colin Summersgill
Comment:  
Date:   2018-11-14 07:56:11
Species name:   Pavo cristatus -- Common Peacock(Peafowl); Makpou
Species code:   1021

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