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105016 |
Province: |
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Northern Cape |
Country: |
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South Africa |
Locus: |
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3024DC |
Observer: |
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Tippett RM |
Date of record: |
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2020-02-14 |
Number of photos: |
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1 |
Notes: |
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Larger and taller than Kittlitz's Plover with longer legs and neck. Supercilium does not extent onto the back of the neck to form a collar. |
Last updated: |
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2022-03-11 14:29:26 |
Sp. code: |
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240 |
Species name: |
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Charadrius asiaticus |
Common name: |
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Caspian Plover -- Asiatiese Strandkiewiet |
Family: |
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Charadriidae |
Record status: |
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ACCEPTED |
Collector's species id: |
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Caspian Plover |
Institution: |
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ADU-UCT |
Record URL: |
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https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-105016 |
Links: |
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• Locus: Summary | Records • Species: Records | Distribution map |
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:
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Comment number: |
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1 |
By: |
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Garth Aiston |
Comment: |
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Long brownish legs, pale supercilium ending behind the eye.
Bill slighter than Greater Sand Plover.
Appears to have a brownish breast band.
Wings project beyond the tail |
Date: |
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2020-02-25 20:45:29 |
Species name: |
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Charadrius asiaticus -- Caspian Plover; Asiatiese Strandkiewiet |
Species code: |
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240 |
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Comment number: |
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2 |
By: |
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Lisl van Deventer |
Comment: |
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Long wings and long tibia eliminate Kittlitz's Plover (juvenile or non-breeding adult) |
Date: |
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2020-02-27 05:22:08 |
Species name: |
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Charadrius asiaticus -- Caspian Plover; Asiatiese Strandkiewiet |
Species code: |
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240 |
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