Birds with Odd Plumages

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BOP:   91
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3318CD
Observer:   Laidler Dennis
Date of record:   2013-03-13
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   This guinea fowl was seen again in Kirstenbosch on 7 July 2013. Note the lack of pigment in it's legs. One of the other birds in the group also has toes that lack pigment.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   192
Species name:   Numida meleagris
Common name:   Helmeted Guineafowl -- Gewone Tarentaal
Family:   Numididae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Numida meleagris
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BOP-91
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 91 - photo: 1
VM-number: 91 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Les Underhill
Comment:  
Date:   2013-09-01 14:16:10
Species name:   Numida meleagris -- Helmeted Guineafowl; Gewone Tarentaal
Species code:   192

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