Record details

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:   475
Province:   Northern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2520CC
Observer:   Kennedy David
Date of record:   2010-11-03
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   These two flew in while we were watching the Gemsbok at a waterhole. The birds were clearly thirsty, but the Gemsbok would not let them approach the waterhole, driving them away each time they tried. By the time we drove on, the birds had not yet succeeded in drinking.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   105
Species name:   Sagittarius serpentarius
Common name:   Secretarybird -- Sekretarisvoel
Family:   Sagittariidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Secretary Bird
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-475
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Les Underhill
Comment:  
Date:   2012-09-24 06:03:30
Species name:   Sagittarius serpentarius -- Secretarybird; Sekretarisvoel
Species code:   105

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