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BirdPix:   166895
Province:  
Country:   Seychelles
Locus:   0355CA
Observer:   Gie S
Date of record:   2020-11-22
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   The red-footed boobies were roosting in cassarina trees together with Frigatebirds. The owner of Bird Island told us that 2020 is the first time in about 5 years that the red-footed boobies returned to the island.
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   1027
Species name:   Sula sula
Common name:   Red-footed Booby -- Rooipootmalgas
Family:   Sulidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Red-footed Booby
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-166895
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 166895 - photo: 1
VM-number: 166895 - photo: 2
VM-number: 166895 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Pale morph Red-footed Booby.
Date:   2021-05-07 18:06:50
Species name:   Sula sula -- Red-footed Booby; Rooipootmalgas
Species code:   1027

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