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BirdPix:   1227
Province:   Eastern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3125CD
Observer:   Holmes M
Date of record:   2012-12-02
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   I am not sure what type of flamingoes these are. They were taken about 2km north from the Stirling house area on a neighbouring farm called Poplar Grove. This is the first time we have ever seen these birds on this farm dam.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   86
Species name:   Phoenicopterus roseus
Common name:   Greater Flamingo -- Grootflamink
Family:   Phoenicopteridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Flamingoes
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-1227
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 1227 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Les Underhill
Comment:   These are Greater Flamingos, because the bill is pink. Lesser Flamingos have a dark red, almost black, bill
Date:   2012-12-11 22:51:54
Species name:   Phoenicopterus roseus -- Greater Flamingo; Grootflamink
Species code:   86

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