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BirdPix:   90713
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3418AB
Observer:   Gie S; Gillian Anderson
Date of record:   2019-08-10
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Gull between egret and bank - dark smudge on ear coverts, smudge around eye, two-toned bill. Possibly Black-headed gull in non-breeding plumage?
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   10010
Species name:   Larus sp.
Common name:   Gulls (unidentified) -- Onbekende Meeue
Family:   Laridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Black-headed Gull
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-90713
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 90713 - photo: 1
VM-number: 90713 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   The colour of the bill looks good for Black-headed Gull, but difficult to confirm without a photo of the wing tips - immature Hartlaub's Gull has smudges on the head as well.
Date:   2019-09-08 12:11:40
Species name:   Larus sp. -- Gulls (unidentified); Onbekende Meeue
Species code:   10010

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