Record details

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:   109971
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2832CC
Observer:   Johnstone R
Date of record:   2020-04-26
Number of photos:   3
Notes:  
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   159
Species name:   Accipiter melanoleucus
Common name:   Black Sparrowhawk (Goshawk) -- Swartsperwer
Family:   Accipitridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-109971
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:   Unusual amount of white on back of head and streaking on chest
Date:   2020-04-28 03:57:25
Species name:   Accipiter melanoleucus -- Black Sparrowhawk (Goshawk); Swartsperwer
Species code:   159
Comment number:   2
By:   Garth Aiston
Comment:   Maybe a young bird not fully moulted into adult plumage yet.
Date:   2020-04-28 05:51:33
Species name:   Accipiter melanoleucus -- Black Sparrowhawk (Goshawk); Swartsperwer
Species code:   159

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