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Record details

BirdPix:   63885
Province:   Gauteng
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2628AC
Observer:   Lavery Kevin Raymond
Date of record:   2018-01-26
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   304
Species name:   Chlidonias leucopterus
Common name:   White-winged Tern -- Witvlerksterretjie
Family:   Laridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Wkiskered Tern
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-63885
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 63885 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Johan van Rensburg
Comment:   The "ear-phones", short wings and bill shape are all ID features for calling this a White-winged Tern
Date:   2018-11-09 06:13:53
Species name:   Chlidonias leucopterus -- White-winged Tern; Witvlerksterretjie
Species code:   304

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