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BirdPix:   10182
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2930AD
Observer:   Clarke Twane Jenna
Date of record:   2014-09-01
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Nesting in a bare Poplar tree. A chick has been seen in the nest and the male is in a tree nearby (about 20 metres away. 4 x Cape crows were near the nest and the male and female both grunted at them. According to the landowner, this is about their 9th year nesting on Gartmore farm and have successfully fledged all their chicks.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   369
Species name:   Bubo lacteus
Common name:   Verreaux's (Giant) Eagle-Owl -- Reuse-ooruil
Family:   Strigidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Verreaux's Eagle-Owl
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-10182
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 10182 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Colin Summersgill
Comment:  
Date:   2014-09-04 05:20:38
Species name:   Bubo lacteus -- Verreaux's (Giant) Eagle-Owl; Reuse-ooruil
Species code:   369

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