Record details

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:   841
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3318CD
Observer:   McSweeney Michael
Date of record:   2012-10-05
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   First sighting in SA or Africa.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   11763
Species name:   Rynchops niger
Common name:   Black Skimmer -- Black Skimmer
Family:   Laridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Black Skimmer, Rynchops niger
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-841
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Colin Summersgill
Comment:   Black Skimmer
Date:   2014-01-20 19:46:49
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   2
By:   Colin Summersgill
Comment:  
Date:   2016-10-13 05:06:08
Species name:   Rynchops niger -- Black Skimmer; Black Skimmer
Species code:   11763

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