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BirdPix:   40851
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2829BC
Observer:   du Plessis D
Date of record:   2012-12-04
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Maize field
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   170
Species name:   Circus pygargus
Common name:   Montagu's Harrier -- Blouvleivalk
Family:   Accipitridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   African Marsh-Harrier
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-40851
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 40851 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Fine chestnut streaking on underwings and underparts, dark tips to the wings.
Date:   2018-02-12 21:17:28
Species name:   Circus pygargus -- Montagu's Harrier; Blouvleivalk
Species code:   170

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