Record details

:   60037
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3419BD
Observer:   Wilson Crystelle
Date of record:   2018-09-06
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   There were two birds circling a stand of eucaluptus trees and I saw a nest as well
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   129
Species name:   Milvus aegyptius
Common name:   Yellow-billed Kite -- Geelbekwou
Family:   Accipitridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Yellow-billed Kite
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-60037
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:   Two groups of Yellow-billed Kite migrate to Southern Africa. The "early" group, arriving as from July, are breeding migrants. Non-breeding migrants arrive from December.
Date:   2018-09-11 17:41:07
Species name:   Milvus aegyptius -- Yellow-billed Kite; Geelbekwou
Species code:   129

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