BirdPix: |
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23948 |
Province: |
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KwaZulu-Natal |
Country: |
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South Africa |
Locus: |
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2832AD |
Observer: |
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Tippett Ryan Matthew |
Date of record: |
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2016-01-19 |
Number of photos: |
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1 |
Notes: |
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At centre with orange bill. Compare with larger swift tern to left. |
Last updated: |
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2020-12-03 11:24:41 |
Sp. code: |
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297 |
Species name: |
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Sterna bengalensis |
Common name: |
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Lesser Crested Tern -- Kuifkopsterretjie |
Family: |
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Laridae |
Record status: |
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ACCEPTED |
Collector's species id: |
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Lesser Crested Tern |
Institution: |
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ADU-UCT |
Record URL: |
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https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-23948 |
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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Les Underhill |
Comment: |
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The tern with the orange bill is the Lesser Crested Tern. Slightly smaller in size than the Swift Tern (yellow bill), which is also known as the Greater Crested Tern |
Date: |
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2016-01-30 13:03:36 |
Species name: |
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Sterna bengalensis -- Lesser Crested Tern; Kuifkopsterretjie |
Species code: |
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297 |
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