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BirdPix:   19361
Province:   Northern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2520CC
Observer:   de Villiers P
Date of record:   2015-08-12
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Not 100% sure of ID..
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   165
Species name:   Melierax canorus
Common name:   Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk -- Bleeksingvalk
Family:   Accipitridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Gabar Goshawk (immature) - Micronisus gabar
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-19361
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | Species text
VM-number: 19361 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Colin Summersgill
Comment:   Looks too big and robust for a Gabar, which would make it an immature Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk
Date:   2015-08-29 06:30:39
Species name:   Melierax canorus -- Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk; Bleeksingvalk
Species code:   165

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