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BirdPix:   248368
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3318DD
Observer:   Elstadt C
Date of record:   2023-02-17
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Record location: Large dam next to R304 Longitude: 18.763330 Latitude: -33.778880 Elev: 123m There were probably more than a thousand specimens at this dam together with several hundred flamingos.
Last updated:   2023-02-27 20:51:59
Sp. code:   89
Species name:   Alopochen aegyptiaca
Common name:   Egyptian Goose -- Kolgans
Family:   Anatidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Egyptian Goose
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-248368
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | Species text
VM-number: 248368 - photo: 1
VM-number: 248368 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Felicity Ellmore
Comment:  
Date:   2023-02-27 20:51:59
Species name:   Alopochen aegyptiaca -- Egyptian Goose; Kolgans
Species code:   89

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