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Record details

BirdPix:   190828
Province:   Free State
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3025BD
Observer:   Nieuwoudt P
Date of record:   2021-10-23
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Rufous-cheeked nightjar seen and heard on the farm. Only one to breed in the area.
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   372
Species name:   Caprimulgus rufigena
Common name:   Rufous-cheeked Nightjar -- Rooiwangnaguil
Family:   Caprimulgidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Rufous-Cheeked Nightjar chicks
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-190828
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 190828 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Excellent photo record!
Date:   2021-10-31 23:05:27
Species name:   Caprimulgus rufigena -- Rufous-cheeked Nightjar; Rooiwangnaguil
Species code:   372
Comment number:   2
By:   Ryan Matthew Tippett
Comment:  
Date:   2024-10-08 11:31:35
Species name:   Caprimulgus rufigena -- Rufous-cheeked Nightjar; Rooiwangnaguil
Species code:   372

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