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BirdPix:   190233
Province:  
Country:   Kenya
Locus:   0036CD
Observer:   Cronje Pieter
Date of record:   2021-10-23
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   134
Species name:   Aquila rapax
Common name:   Tawny Eagle -- Roofarend
Family:   Accipitridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-190233
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 190233 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Long wings eliminate Wahlberg Eagle. Short gape and pale eyes are typical of Tawny Eagle.
Date:   2022-01-29 19:25:28
Species name:   Aquila rapax -- Tawny Eagle; Roofarend
Species code:   134

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