Record details

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:   25460
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3318CD
Observer:   Finn Kyle
Date of record:   2016-11-20
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   rufous morph; flew up and landed on a rock ledge adjacent to the trail at 08:50, then was dived repeatedly by a Rock Kestrel until about 09:10. Flew off at 09:15 when I moved around to get a better angle for photographs.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   368
Species name:   Bubo africanus
Common name:   Spotted Eagle-Owl -- Gevlekte Ooruil
Family:   Strigidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Spotted Eagle Owl
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-25460
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:  
Date:   2016-04-07 06:11:51
Species name:   Bubo africanus -- Spotted Eagle-Owl; Gevlekte Ooruil
Species code:   368

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