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BirdPix:   142586
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3318AA
Observer:   Todd John; Anne Todd
Date of record:   2020-12-09
Number of photos:   3
Notes:  
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   256
Species name:   Philomachus pugnax
Common name:   Ruff -- Kemphaan
Family:   Scolopacidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Wood Sandpiper
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-142586
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 142586 - photo: 1
VM-number: 142586 - photo: 2
VM-number: 142586 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Garth Aiston
Comment:   Scaled feathers, longer drooping bill and orange legs
Date:   2020-12-15 04:56:01
Species name:   Philomachus pugnax -- Ruff; Kemphaan
Species code:   256

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