Record details

:   32464
Province:   Eastern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3227AD
Observer:   Webster Kate; John Fletcher
Date of record:   2016-09-06
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   There were 9 birds in this group. They had been feeding off a dead sheep. More than likely birds that roost at Stonehenge roost on the Thomas river.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   106
Species name:   Gyps coprotheres
Common name:   Cape Vulture (Griffon) -- Kransaasvoel
Family:   Accipitridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Cape Vulture
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-32464
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:  
Date:   2016-11-27 09:23:25
Species name:   Gyps coprotheres -- Cape Vulture (Griffon); Kransaasvoel
Species code:   106

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