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BirdPix:   91669
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3318CD
Observer:   Wirth Alexander
Date of record:   2019-07-14
Number of photos:   3
Notes:  
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   14208
Species name:   FAMILY Accipitridae
Common name:   Bird of Prey (unidentified)
Family:   Accipitridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Accipiter spec.
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-91669
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 91669 - photo: 1
VM-number: 91669 - photo: 2
VM-number: 91669 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Rufous underparts, including chin. Long tail. My first guess is Black Sparrowhawk juvenile, but Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk also possible.
Date:   2019-09-12 21:31:19
Species name:   FAMILY Accipitridae -- Bird of Prey (unidentified)
Species code:   14208

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