Record details

:   62974
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3217DB
Observer:   Kennedy D.
Date of record:   2018-10-13
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Bright orange legs
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   291
Species name:   Sterna hirundo
Common name:   Common Tern -- Gewone Sterretjie
Family:   Laridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Unknown Tern Sterna sp.
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-62974
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:   Dark shoulder. Tibia showing.
Date:   2018-10-30 18:32:43
Species name:   Sterna hirundo -- Common Tern; Gewone Sterretjie
Species code:   291

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