Record details

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:   68753
Province:   Gauteng
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2628BC
Observer:   Martens Silvia Yvonne
Date of record:   2019-01-02
Number of photos:   3
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   256
Species name:   Philomachus pugnax
Common name:   Ruff -- Kemphaan
Family:   Scolopacidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Common Greenshank
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-68753
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:   Short, sturdy bill (almost straight). Upperparts with scaly effect.
Date:   2019-01-13 14:17:38
Species name:   Philomachus pugnax -- Ruff; Kemphaan
Species code:   256

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