Record details

:   15831
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3318AA
Observer:   Mobara Ayesha; Amour McCarthy; Colin Jackson
Date of record:   2015-02-14
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   86
Species name:   Phoenicopterus roseus
Common name:   Greater Flamingo -- Grootflamink
Family:   Phoenicopteridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Lesser Flamingo
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-15831
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:   Greater - light bill with black tip, while Lesser has a much darker bill with a black tip
Date:   2015-02-20 07:23:43
Species name:   Phoenicopterus roseus -- Greater Flamingo; Grootflamink
Species code:   86

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