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BirdPix:   7997
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3318DD
Observer:   Underhill L.G; Jan Hofmeyr; Gordon Moir
Date of record:   2003-07-19
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   These pelicans fed at the pig farm, and bred at Dassen Island. 2003 was the golden year of the pig farm as far as numbers of pelicans were concerned
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   42
Species name:   Pelecanus onocrotalus
Common name:   Great White Pelican -- Witpelikaan
Family:   Pelecanidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Great White Pelicans
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-7997
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 7997 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Colin Summersgill
Comment:  
Date:   2014-05-26 07:44:25
Species name:   Pelecanus onocrotalus -- Great White Pelican; Witpelikaan
Species code:   42

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