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BirdPix:   109512
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2832CC
Observer:   WESTERMANN KEVIN
Date of record:   2020-04-20
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   High altitude circling hunting glide Photo cropped, taken with Canon 500mm f/4
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   114
Species name:   Falco biarmicus
Common name:   Lanner Falcon -- Edelvalk
Family:   Falconidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Peregrine falcon
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-109512
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 109512 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Garth Aiston
Comment:   The broad wings and pale unmarked underparts indicate a Lanner
Date:   2020-04-22 14:01:48
Species name:   Falco biarmicus -- Lanner Falcon; Edelvalk
Species code:   114
Comment number:   2
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:  
Date:   2020-04-22 14:27:18
Species name:   Falco biarmicus -- Lanner Falcon; Edelvalk
Species code:   114

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