Record details

:   20285
Province:   Eastern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3424BB
Observer:   Darling Gregg; Des Darling
Date of record:   2015-09-12
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   58
Species name:   Egretta alba
Common name:   Great Egret -- Grootwitreier
Family:   Ardeidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Yellow-billed Egret
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-20285
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:   Great Egret: gape extends well back beyond the eye, there is a distinctive almost "right-angled" kink in the neck after the first bend and most importantly the top of the legs, just below the feathers, are black
Date:   2015-09-14 07:56:51
Species name:   Egretta alba -- Great Egret; Grootwitreier
Species code:   58

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