Record details

:   33603
Province:   Limpopo
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2331DC
Observer:   Kennedy D.
Date of record:   2017-01-06
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   On the north bank of the dam at absolute limit of photo-resolution. Appears to have grey head, white body and dark back.Possibility might be Comb Duck.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   91
Species name:   Sarkidiornis melanotos
Common name:   Knob-billed Duck -- Knobbeleend
Family:   Anatidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Uncertain
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-33603
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:  
Date:   2017-05-25 08:38:18
Species name:   Sarkidiornis melanotos -- Knob-billed Duck; Knobbeleend
Species code:   91

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