Record details

:   28877
Province:   Northern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2621DD
Observer:   Finn Kyle
Date of record:   2016-07-12
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Around 1 July 2016, saw two adults in the same area, but failed to obtain pictures. Then a few days after noticed the two chicks in an untidy nest on the corner of the water tower. As of 12 July 2016 the chicks had not fledged yet. As of 10 August 2016 the two adults and their two fledglings are still resting in or near the nest at night and foraging around during the day.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   311
Species name:   Columba guinea
Common name:   Speckled (Rock) Pigeon -- Kransduif
Family:   Columbidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Speckled Pigeon
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-28877
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Malcolm Robinson
Comment:  
Date:   2016-08-14 07:16:29
Species name:   Columba guinea -- Speckled (Rock) Pigeon; Kransduif
Species code:   311

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