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BirdPix:   36212
Province:   Mpumalanga
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2431CD
Observer:   Kennedy D.
Date of record:   2017-03-22
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   I was photographing a large male lion fairly early n th morning when he suddenly stared into the sky, clearly following something with his eyes. Following his gaze I spotted this vulture, so high that it was almost at the edge of visibility, and I just could not hold my camera steady. Apologies for the picture quality
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   107
Species name:   Gyps africanus
Common name:   White-backed Vulture -- Witrugaasvoel
Family:   Accipitridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Vulture - species unknown
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-36212
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 36212 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Walter Neser
Comment:  
Date:   2017-04-25 12:01:11
Species name:   Gyps africanus -- White-backed Vulture; Witrugaasvoel
Species code:   107

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