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BirdPix:   28547
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3418BD
Observer:   Underhill LG; Photograph Margaret MacIver
Date of record:   2016-07-16
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Ring L6486 was put on this bird when it was a hand-reared chick, "orphaned" in the Treasure Oil Spill of June 2000
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   2
Species name:   Spheniscus demersus
Common name:   African (Jackass) Penguin -- Brilpikkewyn
Family:   Spheniscidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   African Penguin
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-28547
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 28547 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Malcolm Robinson
Comment:  
Date:   2016-07-26 17:37:22
Species name:   Spheniscus demersus -- African (Jackass) Penguin; Brilpikkewyn
Species code:   2

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