Record details

:   46823
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3420CC
Observer:   De Klerk Wim; Karien le Roux sent in this picture
Date of record:   2017-11-29
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   First picture of Ground Woodpecker in the Agulhas Plain although it was reported before.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   445
Species name:   Geocolaptes olivaceus
Common name:   Ground Woodpecker -- Grondspeg
Family:   Picidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Ground Woodpecker
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-46823
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Excellent record for area - out of range
Date:   2017-12-04 11:08:07
Species name:   Geocolaptes olivaceus -- Ground Woodpecker; Grondspeg
Species code:   445

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