Record details

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:   8146
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3318CD
Observer:   Sharp A
Date of record:   2014-03-10
Number of photos:   3
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   284
Species name:   Stercorarius parasiticus
Common name:   Parasitic Jaeger (Artic Skua) -- Arktiese Roofmeeu
Family:   Laridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Arctic Skua
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-8146
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:   Dark colour with white wing flashes and behaviour does look like a Skua.
Date:   2014-06-05 05:34:02
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   2
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Juvenile: pale bill, tail with white band and black border, upperwings showing white flashes in the primaries, underwings barred.
Date:   2017-08-21 09:19:58
Species name:   Stercorarius parasiticus -- Parasitic Jaeger (Artic Skua); Arktiese Roofmeeu
Species code:   284

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