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BirdPix:   90711
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:   58
Species name:   Egretta alba
Common name:   Great Egret -- Grootwitreier
Family:   Ardeidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Black-headed Gull
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-90711
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 90711 - photo: 1
VM-number: 90711 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:  
Date:   2019-09-04 11:42:00
Species name:   Egretta alba -- Great Egret; Grootwitreier
Species code:   58

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