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Record details

BirdPix:   6889
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2931AD
Observer:   Wright M
Date of record:   2014-03-02
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   White form Ruff. Spent most of its time feeding next to ducks, geese, cormorants, herons etc. There were about 10 other rRuff sighted in the near vicinity.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   256
Species name:   Philomachus pugnax
Common name:   Ruff -- Kemphaan
Family:   Scolopacidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-6889
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 6889 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:  
Date:   2014-03-04 07:24:49
Species name:   Philomachus pugnax -- Ruff; Kemphaan
Species code:   256

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