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BirdPix:   282883
Province:   Mpumalanga
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2529CD
Observer:   de Vries A; Joey de Vries
Date of record:   2024-02-25
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Apologies for the bad images. Limited light and long distance wasn't helping either. The species is a regular visitor to our residential estate where it is seldom sean but heard more often.
Last updated:   2024-06-20 17:56:39
Sp. code:   368
Species name:   Bubo africanus
Common name:   Spotted Eagle-Owl -- Gevlekte Ooruil
Family:   Strigidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Spotted Eagle-owl - Gevlekte Ooruil
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-282883
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | Species text
VM-number: 282883 - photo: 1
VM-number: 282883 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mark Stanton
Comment:  
Date:   2024-06-20 17:56:39
Species name:   Bubo africanus -- Spotted Eagle-Owl; Gevlekte Ooruil
Species code:   368

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