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:   77048
Province:  
Country:   Zambia
Locus:   1725DD
Observer:   Kennedy D.; Photos courtesy of Tina Kennedy
Date of record:   2019-04-01
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Small sandpipery thing; looks a bit like Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus, but not sure
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   258
Species name:   Actitis hypoleucos
Common name:   Common Sandpiper -- Gewone Ruiter
Family:   Scolopacidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Uncertain
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-77048
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Record split for Stint and Sandpiper. Lapwing submitted separately. Common Sandpiper on top of the sandbank, close to the reeds, with contrasting white underparts (extending to the shoulder) and dark upperparts.
Date:   2019-05-01 10:58:23
Species name:   Actitis hypoleucos -- Common Sandpiper; Gewone Ruiter
Species code:   258

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