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50025 |
| Province: |
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KwaZulu-Natal |
| Country: |
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South Africa |
| Locus: |
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2732CB |
| Observer: |
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Summersgill Colin |
| Date of record: |
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2018-01-05 |
| Number of photos: |
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3 |
| Notes: |
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92 WBV vultures on an 8 day old giraffe carcass, no other vulture species seen. The lions kept the vultures off until this day. Interestingly the 1st birds to the carcass, despite attendant WBV in the trees were Woolly-necked Storks and YBKs (both species feeding on the maggots). |
| Last updated: |
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2020-12-03 11:24:41 |
| Sp. code: |
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107 |
| Species name: |
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Gyps africanus |
| Common name: |
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White-backed Vulture -- Witrugaasvoel |
| Family: |
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Accipitridae |
| Record status: |
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ACCEPTED |
| Collector's species id: |
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White-backed Vulture |
| Institution: |
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ADU-UCT |
| Record URL: |
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https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-50025 |
| Links: |
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• Locus: Summary | Records • Species: Records | Distribution map |
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:
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| Comment number: |
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1 |
| By: |
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Lisl van Deventer |
| Comment: |
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| Date: |
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2018-03-09 20:40:01 |
| Species name: |
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Gyps africanus -- White-backed Vulture; Witrugaasvoel |
| Species code: |
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107 |
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