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:   22550
Province:   North West
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2527DB
Observer:   Glasson A
Date of record:   2015-12-03
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Approximately 90 individual birds at the VulPro vulture restaurant. Primarily dominated by wild birds and several rehabilitated and released birds. A fair range of adult and juvenile birds were present. Note the patagial tags. Sacred Ibis and Western cattle Egret where also present but foraging in much lower numbers, collecting scraps of meat.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   106
Species name:   Gyps coprotheres
Common name:   Cape Vulture (Griffon) -- Kransaasvoel
Family:   Accipitridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Cape Vulture
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-22550
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Malcolm Robinson
Comment:  
Date:   2015-12-14 05:20:24
Species name:   Gyps coprotheres -- Cape Vulture (Griffon); Kransaasvoel
Species code:   106

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