Record details

:   35759
Province:   Limpopo
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2431BC
Observer:   Glasson A
Date of record:   2017-03-26
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Perched quite low. Suspect that there was a carcas hidden close by. There two other Lappets in attendance, as well as some White-headed Vultures.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   108
Species name:   Torgos tracheliotus
Common name:   Lappet-faced Vulture -- Swartaasvoel
Family:   Accipitridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Lappet-faced Vulture
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-35759
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Colin Summersgill
Comment:  
Date:   2017-03-29 07:57:14
Species name:   Torgos tracheliotus -- Lappet-faced Vulture; Swartaasvoel
Species code:   108

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