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10709 |
Province: |
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KwaZulu-Natal |
Country: |
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South Africa |
Locus: |
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2930DD |
Observer: |
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Jackson Mike |
Date of record: |
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2014-09-15 |
Number of photos: |
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3 |
Notes: |
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Stand off between Spotted Eagle Owl pair and a Black sparrowhawk that poached a springhare from under their noses. The Owls gave chase and the sparrowhawk dropped the prey at cricket practice nets in school grounds, but was not about to let the male owl (on the ground) take it. The female faced the sparrowhawk until it swooped down to retrieve its prey and she chased it into a tree right in front of me, attacking it tallons first. The sparrowhawk took the barrage of attacks until it flew off with prey in tact. |
Last updated: |
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2020-12-03 11:24:41 |
Sp. code: |
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159 |
Species name: |
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Accipiter melanoleucus |
Common name: |
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Black Sparrowhawk (Goshawk) -- Swartsperwer |
Family: |
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Accipitridae |
Record status: |
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ACCEPTED |
Collector's species id: |
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Black Sparrowhawk |
Institution: |
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ADU-UCT |
Record URL: |
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https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-10709 |
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• Locus: Summary | Records • Species: Records | Distribution map |
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:
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Comment number: |
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1 |
By: |
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Malcolm Robinson |
Comment: |
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Date: |
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2014-09-28 18:30:06 |
Species name: |
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Accipiter melanoleucus -- Black Sparrowhawk (Goshawk); Swartsperwer |
Species code: |
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159 |
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