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BirdPix:   9616
Province:   Mpumalanga
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2431DC
Observer:   Pienaar-Oelsen Y
Date of record:   2014-08-07
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Every time we stop on the high water bridge, we see a finfoot. Female swimming casually up and down. Watched her for 35 minutes and left while she was still in good view.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   213
Species name:   Podica senegalensis
Common name:   African Finfoot -- Watertrapper
Family:   Heliornithidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   African Finfoot, female
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-9616
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 9616 - photo: 1
VM-number: 9616 - photo: 2
VM-number: 9616 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Colin Summersgill
Comment:  
Date:   2014-08-13 21:12:17
Species name:   Podica senegalensis -- African Finfoot; Watertrapper
Species code:   213

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