Record details

:   60532
Province:   Eastern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3424BD
Observer:   Darling D; Gregg Darling; Hillary Harrison; Jo Bugs Balmer;
Date of record:   2018-09-16
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   14211
Species name:   Thalassarche sp.
Common name:   Yellow-nosed Albatross (unidentified)
Family:   Diomedeidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Juvenile Yellow-nosed Albatros
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-60532
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Either juvenile Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross or juvenile Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross - hard to identify juveniles and both Yellow-nosed Albatross species occur in the area.
Date:   2018-10-04 14:58:49
Species name:   Thalassarche sp. -- Yellow-nosed Albatross (unidentified)
Species code:   14211

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