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BirdPix:   53372
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3318BD
Observer:   Hellmann Fiona
Date of record:   2011-12-22
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   The chick fell out of the nest which was in a blue gum tree. The adults fed and raised it on the ground. I saw it take it's first flight.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   368
Species name:   Bubo africanus
Common name:   Spotted Eagle-Owl -- Gevlekte Ooruil
Family:   Strigidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Spotted Eagle Owl adult and chick
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-53372
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | Species text
VM-number: 53372 - photo: 1
VM-number: 53372 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:  
Date:   2018-05-13 22:24:38
Species name:   Bubo africanus -- Spotted Eagle-Owl; Gevlekte Ooruil
Species code:   368

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