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BirdPix:   160230
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3422AA
Observer:   Nieuwoudt P
Date of record:   2021-03-07
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   263
Species name:   Tringa nebularia
Common name:   Common Greenshank -- Groenpootruiter
Family:   Scolopacidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Common Greenshank
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-160230
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 160230 - photo: 1
VM-number: 160230 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Les Underhill
Comment:   This bird is showing lots of breeding plumage; it'll leave South Africa soon
Date:   2021-03-12 09:28:15
Species name:   Tringa nebularia -- Common Greenshank; Groenpootruiter
Species code:   263

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