Record details

:   37402
Province:   Mpumalanga
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2528DB
Observer:   du Plessis D
Date of record:   2011-09-24
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Central Sandy Bushveld (Burkea-Eragrostis bush clumps) and Rand Highveld Grassland (rocky open shrubland)
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   146
Species name:   Circaetus [gallicus] pectoralis
Common name:   Black-chested (Breasted) Snake-Eagle -- Swartborsslangarend
Family:   Accipitridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Martial Eagle
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-37402
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Cameron Meyer
Comment:   Photo take from distance, but if I zoom up on the large image, I get the impression of a snake-eagle, and in particular a juvenile Black-chested Snake-Eagle. Would like to have a second opinion as well.
Date:   2017-05-29 13:25:24
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   2
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Agree, juvenile Black-chested Snake-Eagle
Date:   2017-11-13 20:50:56
Species name:   Circaetus [gallicus] pectoralis -- Black-chested (Breasted) Snake-Eagle; Swartborsslangarend
Species code:   146

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