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BirdPix:   87450
Province:   Limpopo
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2428AC
Observer:   Meyer C
Date of record:   2019-08-10
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   146
Species name:   Circaetus [gallicus] pectoralis
Common name:   Black-chested (Breasted) Snake-Eagle -- Swartborsslangarend
Family:   Accipitridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Black-chested snake-eagle
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-87450
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 87450 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Garth Aiston
Comment:  
Date:   2019-08-12 18:58:47
Species name:   Circaetus cinereus -- Brown Snake-Eagle; Bruinslangarend
Species code:   145
Comment number:   2
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Unbarred tail. Grey crown. Juvenile moulting into sub-adult - underparts still unblotched, plain brown, but underwings moulting into prominent brown bars on the leading edge and faint black barring on the trailing edge.
Date:   2019-08-17 02:59:06
Species name:   Circaetus [gallicus] pectoralis -- Black-chested (Breasted) Snake-Eagle; Swartborsslangarend
Species code:   146

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