Record details

:   18331
Province:   Eastern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3225AB
Observer:   Darling Desire ; Gregg Darling
Date of record:   2015-06-15
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   463
Species name:   Galerida magnirostris
Common name:   Large-billed Lark -- Dikbeklewerik
Family:   Alaudidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   ? Juvenile Thick-billed Lark
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-18331
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:   Bill doesn't look heavy enough for Large-billed Lark, possibly juv. Red-capped Lark.
Date:   2015-07-07 06:36:05
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   2
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Dark spots covering the whole of the upper breast, buffy belly and thick-set shape point towards Large-billed Lark (bill thickness variable over its range)
Date:   2017-08-24 10:27:03
Species name:   Galerida magnirostris -- Large-billed Lark; Dikbeklewerik
Species code:   463

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