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BirdPix:   98169
Province:   Gauteng
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2528CC
Observer:   Lavery K
Date of record:   2019-12-01
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   10016
Species name:   FAMILY Phoenicopteridae
Common name:   Flamingos (unidentified) -- Onbekende Flaminke
Family:   Phoenicopteridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Lessor Flamingo
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-98169
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 98169 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Looks very pale for a Lesser Flamingo. Unfortunately cannot confirm without seeing the bill. (Lesser Flamingo is an excellent record for the area).
Date:   2019-12-04 21:36:49
Species name:   FAMILY Phoenicopteridae -- Flamingos (unidentified); Onbekende Flaminke
Species code:   10016

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