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BirdPix:   245618
Province:   Eastern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3324DD
Observer:   Elstadt C
Date of record:   2022-11-14
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2023-01-23 11:18:06
Sp. code:   152
Species name:   Buteo [augur] rufofuscus
Common name:   Jackal Buzzard -- Rooiborsjakkalsvoel
Family:   Accipitridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Common Buzzard
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-245618
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 245618 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Combination of large, white windows on the wings, broad wings, broad, black border showing close to the tips of the wings and rufous tail, all point to (sub-adult?) Jackal Buzzard.
Date:   2023-01-23 11:18:06
Species name:   Buteo [augur] rufofuscus -- Jackal Buzzard; Rooiborsjakkalsvoel
Species code:   152

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