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BirdPix:   36884
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2930DD
Observer:   Jackson Mike
Date of record:   2017-04-01
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Two birds performed extended aerial display high above our garden. The interesting thing is their normal habitat is several kilometers away, and I am unsure why they were present at the location.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   42
Species name:   Pelecanus onocrotalus
Common name:   Great White Pelican -- Witpelikaan
Family:   Pelecanidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Pelecanus onocrotalus
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-36884
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 36884 - photo: 1
VM-number: 36884 - photo: 2
VM-number: 36884 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Malcolm Robinson
Comment:  
Date:   2017-05-03 12:40:59
Species name:   Pelecanus onocrotalus -- Great White Pelican; Witpelikaan
Species code:   42

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