Record details

:   23159
Province:  
Country:   Botswana
Locus:   1822DD
Observer:   Kennedy D.; Photographs courtesy of Catriona (Tina) Kennedy
Date of record:   2014-03-06
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Pair of small ducks in front of the Egyptian Geese: one appears to have a white patch round the eye.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   100
Species name:   Dendrocygna viduata
Common name:   White-faced (Whistling-) Duck -- Nonnetjie-eend
Family:   Dendrocygnidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Unknown
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-23159
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:   Look like White-faced Ducks, which show a brown flush on the front of the face during breeding
Date:   2016-01-09 14:35:44
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   2
By:   Malcolm Robinson
Comment:  
Date:   2016-03-30 09:03:09
Species name:   Dendrocygna viduata -- White-faced (Whistling-) Duck; Nonnetjie-eend
Species code:   100

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