Record details

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:   33257
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3318CD
Observer:   Oschadleus HD
Date of record:   2017-01-02
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   adult foraged briefly in palm on road, then flew to palm next door (these photos) where it foraged for a short while before flying away - mobbed by Redwinged Starlings in both palms
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   171
Species name:   Polyboroides typus
Common name:   African Harrier-Hawk (Gymnogene) -- Kaalwangvalk
Family:   Accipitridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Gymnogene
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-33257
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:   2017-01-04 09:18:42
Species name:   Polyboroides typus -- African Harrier-Hawk (Gymnogene); Kaalwangvalk
Species code:   171

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