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Record details

BirdPix:   120218
Province:   Gauteng
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2628AC
Observer:   Robinson L
Date of record:   2020-07-12
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Not a great photo. The bird was displaying high above and performed with typical song and wing-clapping
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   1183
Species name:   Mirafra fasciolata
Common name:   Eastern Clapper Lark (split) -- Hoeveldklappertjie
Family:   Alaudidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Eastern Clapper Lark Mirafra fasciolata
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-120218
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 120218 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Detailed notes and rufous wings confirm ID.
Date:   2020-07-15 11:00:04
Species name:   Mirafra fasciolata -- Eastern Clapper Lark (split); Hoeveldklappertjie
Species code:   1183

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