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BirdPix:   258104
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3118DB
Observer:   Underhill LG
Date of record:   2023-06-29
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Last updated:   2023-07-06 08:40:38
Sp. code:   385
Species name:   Apus affinis
Common name:   Little Swift -- Kleinwindswael
Family:   Apodidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Whiterumped Swif6
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-258104
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 258104 - photo: 1
VM-number: 258104 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Karis Daniel
Comment:   Though the white band looks thin in the first photo, I don't see a forked tail in either. Would lean towards Little Swift rather than White-rumped.
Date:   2023-06-30 09:49:51
Species name:   Apus affinis -- Little Swift; Kleinwindswael
Species code:   385
Comment number:   2
By:   Ryan Matthew Tippett
Comment:  
Date:   2023-07-06 08:40:38
Species name:   Apus affinis -- Little Swift; Kleinwindswael
Species code:   385

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