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BirdPix:   62167
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3029BB
Observer:   Robinson DM
Date of record:   2018-10-05
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   On 28 August (Birdpix No 59478) this bird was suspected of incubating eggs. On 5 October she was sitting upright alongside the nest all day. Suspect that small chicks are on the nest.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   159
Species name:   Accipiter melanoleucus
Common name:   Black Sparrowhawk (Goshawk) -- Swartsperwer
Family:   Accipitridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Black Sparrowhawk
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-62167
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 62167 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Cameron Meyer
Comment:  
Date:   2018-10-10 16:23:39
Species name:   Accipiter melanoleucus -- Black Sparrowhawk (Goshawk); Swartsperwer
Species code:   159

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