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BirdPix:   50979
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3318AA
Observer:   Todd John
Date of record:   2018-03-16
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Bird was far away in no go area
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   287
Species name:   Larus dominicanus (incl vetula)
Common name:   Kelp Gull -- Swartugmeeu
Family:   Laridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Brown Skua
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-50979
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | Species text
VM-number: 50979 - photo: 1
VM-number: 50979 - photo: 2
VM-number: 50979 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Juvenile Kelp Gull - greyish (not dark brown) body, mottled (not unmarked) wings, head with darker hood (not uniform dark brown)
Date:   2018-03-24 15:43:21
Species name:   Larus dominicanus (incl vetula) -- Kelp Gull; Swartugmeeu
Species code:   287

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