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Record details

BirdPix:   117163
Province:   Northern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3218CC
Observer:   Terblanche J. and M.J.E.
Date of record:   2015-10-26
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   933
Species name:   Larus ridibundus
Common name:   Common Black-headed Gull -- Swartkopmeeu
Family:   Laridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Swartkopmeeu
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-117163
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 117163 - photo: 1
VM-number: 117163 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Dark eye. Reddish bill with black tip. Pale grey mantle. Grey secondaries. Rufous shoulder. Excellent photo record - vagrant to South Africa!
Date:   2020-07-25 18:14:16
Species name:   Larus ridibundus -- Common Black-headed Gull; Swartkopmeeu
Species code:   933

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