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BirdPix:   13432
Province:  
Country:   Tanzania
Locus:   0639BC
Observer:   Brown Gary; Fiona Brown
Date of record:   2014-12-28
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   291
Species name:   Sterna hirundo
Common name:   Common Tern -- Gewone Sterretjie
Family:   Laridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Tern
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-13432
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 13432 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Not Saunder's Tern or Little Tern: upperwing primaries are grey. Not Roseate Tern: short tail. Black bill.
Date:   2017-08-10 09:33:56
Species name:   Sterna hirundo -- Common Tern; Gewone Sterretjie
Species code:   291

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