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BirdPix:   34410
Province:   Northern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2621DD
Observer:   Finn Kyle
Date of record:   2016-08-20
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   juvenile. Two adults flew away before I could photograph them. There is a nest in the tree which has also been occupied by White-backed Vultures in previous years.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   134
Species name:   Aquila rapax
Common name:   Tawny Eagle -- Roofarend
Family:   Accipitridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Tawny Eagle
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-34410
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 34410 - photo: 1
VM-number: 34410 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Malcolm Robinson
Comment:  
Date:   2017-02-03 11:55:38
Species name:   Aquila rapax -- Tawny Eagle; Roofarend
Species code:   134

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