Record details

:   49043
Province:   Gauteng
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2528CD
Observer:   Meyer C
Date of record:   2018-01-12
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Two individuals
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   895
Species name:   Calidris melanotos
Common name:   Pectoral Sandpiper -- Geelpootstrandloper
Family:   Scolopacidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Pectoral Sandpiper
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-49043
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:   Dense barring on chest forming a pectoral band. Yellowish legs.
Date:   2018-03-06 05:55:22
Species name:   Calidris melanotos -- Pectoral Sandpiper; Geelpootstrandloper
Species code:   895

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