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BirdPix:   90790
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3419BB
Observer:   Lynch Keir
Date of record:   2019-09-04
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   4123
Species name:   Certhilauda brevirostris
Common name:   Agulhas Long-billed Lark (split) -- Overberglangbeklewerik
Family:   Alaudidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Agulhas Long-billed Lark
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-90790
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 90790 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Garth Aiston
Comment:   Large size with streaked back and,heavily streaked underparts all point to Augulhas Long-billed Lark but bill doesn't look long enough.
Date:   2019-09-04 18:22:05
Species name:   Certhilauda brevirostris -- Agulhas Long-billed Lark (split); Overberglangbeklewerik
Species code:   4123
Comment number:   2
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Juvenile, with pale edges to the feathers on the crown, mantle and wings. This might explain the shortish bill?
Date:   2019-09-06 20:11:20
Species name:   Certhilauda brevirostris -- Agulhas Long-billed Lark (split); Overberglangbeklewerik
Species code:   4123

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