Record details

:   17912
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2831BD
Observer:   Dickinson R
Date of record:   2013-03-02
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
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:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-17912
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:   Broad wings and longer, wedge-shaped tail. Bird on the left appears to be an adult (unmarked back) while bird on the right looks like a juvenile, with white spots on the mantle
Date:   2017-11-02 22:01:03
Species name:   Torgos tracheliotus -- Lappet-faced Vulture; Swartaasvoel
Species code:   108

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