Record details

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:   3868
Province:   Mpumalanga
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2431BD
Observer:   Steen L.; some photos: Martin Steen
Date of record:   2008-09-21
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Immature
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   108
Species name:   Torgos tracheliotus
Common name:   Lappet-faced Vulture -- Swartaasvoel
Family:   Accipitridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Hooded Vulture
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-3868
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   David Kennedy
Comment:   Hooded underwing should be black - this shows a white underwing bar which occurs in lappet-faced vulture. Bill also seems too heavy for hooded, although that could be distortion due to the head-on view
Date:   2013-08-19 18:00:36
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   2
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:  
Date:   2016-12-01 08:37:36
Species name:   Torgos tracheliotus -- Lappet-faced Vulture; Swartaasvoel
Species code:   108

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