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Record details

BirdPix:   150080
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3318DC
Observer:   Underhill LG; Itxaso Qunitana
Date of record:   2020-12-27
Number of photos:   3
Notes:  
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   1021
Species name:   Pavo cristatus
Common name:   Common Peacock(Peafowl) -- Makpou
Family:   Phasianidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Peacock
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-150080
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 150080 - photo: 1
VM-number: 150080 - photo: 2
VM-number: 150080 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Garth Aiston
Comment:   I hope that you are all negative! I wasn't so lucky!
Date:   2020-12-27 16:15:10
Species name:   Pavo cristatus -- Common Peacock(Peafowl); Makpou
Species code:   1021
Comment number:   2
By:   Les Underhill
Comment:   Sorry, I meant to add that there were LOTS of clearly feral peacocks in and around N1 City, and the adjacent Parow Gold Course!
Date:   2020-12-27 18:45:49
Species name:  
Species code:   0

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