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BirdPix:   6936
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2731BD
Observer:   Robinson D.M; Brian Ellison
Date of record:   2014-03-07
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   The females showed a lot of rufous on the cheeks, legs and under-tail coverts on most of the birds. A number were feeding on miniature "flying ants"
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   119
Species name:   Falco amurensis
Common name:   Amur (Eastern Red-footed) Falcon (Kestrel) -- Oostelike Rooipootvalk
Family:   Falconidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Amur Falcons
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-6936
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 6936 - photo: 1
VM-number: 6936 - photo: 2
VM-number: 6936 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Colin Summersgill
Comment:  
Date:   2014-03-19 19:59:12
Species name:   Falco amurensis -- Amur (Eastern Red-footed) Falcon (Kestrel); Oostelike Rooipootvalk
Species code:   119

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