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BirdPix:   32252
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2832AD
Observer:   Tippett Ryan Matthew
Date of record:   2016-11-09
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   White rump and tail. Dark carpal bar visible in second and third photograph.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   294
Species name:   Sterna paradisaea
Common name:   Arctic Tern -- Arktiese Sterretjie
Family:   Laridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Arctic Tern
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-32252
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 32252 - photo: 1
VM-number: 32252 - photo: 2
VM-number: 32252 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:  
Date:   2017-08-30 19:56:49
Species name:   Sterna paradisaea -- Arctic Tern; Arktiese Sterretjie
Species code:   294

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