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BirdPix:   3726
Province:   Mpumalanga
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2431DC
Observer:   Zaloumis, Alex
Date of record:   2013-07-20
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Unknown weaver nest, one of 8, is very close to heron. Herons eat smaller birds opportunistically.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   54
Species name:   Ardea cinerea
Common name:   Grey Heron -- Bloureier
Family:   Ardeidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Grey Heron
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-3726
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 3726 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Dieter Oschadleus
Comment:  
Date:   2013-07-26 13:20:48
Species name:   Ardea cinerea -- Grey Heron; Bloureier
Species code:   54

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