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BirdPix:   138528
Province:  
Country:   Nigeria
Locus:   NE_013010BB
Observer:   Muhammad S
Date of record:   2012-06-11
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   100
Species name:   Dendrocygna viduata
Common name:   White-faced (Whistling-) Duck -- Nonnetjie-eend
Family:   Dendrocygnidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-138528
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 138528 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   South African Shelduck in between. Does not occur naturally in Nigeria - possible domestic stock?
Date:   2020-11-12 21:54:23
Species name:   Tadorna cana -- South African Shelduck; Kopereend
Species code:   90
Comment number:   2
By:   Abubakar Surajo Ringim
Comment:   From the location, it appears that the flock is that of White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata.
Date:   2020-12-27 23:15:43
Species name:   Dendrocygna viduata -- White-faced (Whistling-) Duck; Nonnetjie-eend
Species code:   100

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