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Record details

BirdPix:   74250
Province:   Mpumalanga
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2529DC
Observer:   Stanton Mark
Date of record:   2019-03-23
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   I notice dark bills on these ones? same colony as photographed in December, with far fewer birds this time, I count roughly 1032. I have images of the whole colony, if you want them, please send me an email.
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   86
Species name:   Phoenicopterus roseus
Common name:   Greater Flamingo -- Grootflamink
Family:   Phoenicopteridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Phoenicopterus roseus
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-74250
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 74250 - photo: 1
VM-number: 74250 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Edited photos confirm ID (bill tip darker). Refer to record 68720 of December 2018 for the large colony. Higher concentration of carotenoids in the diet could lead to darker bills, but I would expect a darker shade of pink in the plumage as well? Very interesting observation.
Date:   2019-03-27 13:11:35
Species name:   Phoenicopterus roseus -- Greater Flamingo; Grootflamink
Species code:   86

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