Record details

:   40017
Province:   Mpumalanga
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2531BD
Observer:   Archer A.M.
Date of record:   2017-08-24
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   What was special is that they were diving down and taking chunks of flesh that the crocodiles had torn from the Zebra carcass. As if they were taking fish from the water. I have never seen this before.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   149
Species name:   Haliaeetus vocifer
Common name:   African Fish-Eagle -- Visarend
Family:   Accipitridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   African Fish Eagle
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-40017
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Les Underhill
Comment:  
Date:   2017-09-03 12:52:25
Species name:   Haliaeetus vocifer -- African Fish-Eagle; Visarend
Species code:   149

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