Birds with Odd Plumages

Record details

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BOP:   732
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3418AB
Observer:   Quintana Itxaso
Date of record:   2022-03-27
Number of photos:   3
Notes:  
Last updated:   2022-05-10 20:08:52
Sp. code:   2
Species name:   Spheniscus demersus
Common name:   African (Jackass) Penguin -- Brilpikkewyn
Family:   Spheniscidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BOP-732
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 732 - photo: 1
VM-number: 732 - photo: 2
VM-number: 732 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Unusual to see greyish-brown plumage on adult birds, perhaps a sub-adult whose feathers will soon molt to black.
Date:   2022-05-10 20:08:52
Species name:   Spheniscus demersus -- African (Jackass) Penguin; Brilpikkewyn
Species code:   2

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