Record details
   [ Record 16 of 899 ]   
:   29801
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2830AA
Observer:   Oschadleus HD
Date of record:   2016-09-20
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   large nest and smaller nest (latter higher), in gum tree, no longer in use, apparently due to Indian Mynas, Hamerkop not seen today
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   72
Species name:   Scopus umbretta
Common name:   Hamerkop -- Hamerkop
Family:   Scopidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Hamerkop
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-29801
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:   2016-09-22 05:52:16
Species name:   Scopus umbretta -- Hamerkop; Hamerkop
Species code:   72

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