Record details

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:   27006
Province:   Gauteng
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2628AA
Observer:   McCutcheon Ian
Date of record:   2016-01-26
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Exotic, most likely an escapee. Individual was observed among resident flocks of Egyptian Geese for about a month at Zoo Lake
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   1340
Species name:   Tadorna ferruginea
Common name:   Ruddy Shelduck
Family:   Anatidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Ruddy Shelduck
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-27006
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:   Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) Agree, most likely to be an escapee.
Date:   2016-06-18 08:54:25
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   2
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:  
Date:   2017-09-11 16:25:57
Species name:   Tadorna ferruginea -- Ruddy Shelduck
Species code:   1340

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