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BirdPix:   21827
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2930DD
Observer:   Jackson Mike
Date of record:   2015-10-30
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   First time spotted in our area. The tall tree it is perched on seems to be a landmark tree and is used by lots of species as a vantage point, before deciding which way they are going next.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   559
Species name:   Monticola rupestris
Common name:   Cape Rock-thrush -- Kaapse Kliplyster
Family:   Muscicapidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Cape Rock Thrush
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-21827
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 21827 - photo: 1
VM-number: 21827 - photo: 2
VM-number: 21827 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Colin Summersgill
Comment:  
Date:   2015-11-02 07:07:11
Species name:   Monticola rupestris -- Cape Rock-thrush; Kaapse Kliplyster
Species code:   559

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