| BirdPix: |
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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=BirdPix-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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