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BirdPix:   117809
Province:   Southern Province
Country:   Zambia
Locus:   1527CD
Observer:   Salim Lee; uploaded by Normal Barrett
Date of record:   2020-03-13
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Pacific Golden Plover
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   1039
Species name:   Pluvialis fulva
Common name:   Pacific (Asiatic) Golden-Plover -- Asiatiese Goue Strandkiewiet
Family:   Charadriidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-117809
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 117809 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Wings only marginally longer than the tail. Uncommon to rare in Zambia - excellent record!
Date:   2020-07-06 14:22:14
Species name:   Pluvialis fulva -- Pacific (Asiatic) Golden-Plover; Asiatiese Goue Strandkiewiet
Species code:   1039

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