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BirdPix:   1905
Province:  
Country:   Namibia
Locus:   2214CD
Observer:   Paterson J
Date of record:   2012-10-07
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Bird was present for 3 days. Possibly same bird that had been seen in Cape Town 2 days earlier.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   11763
Species name:   Rynchops niger
Common name:   Black Skimmer -- Black Skimmer
Family:   Laridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Back Skimmer
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-1905
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 1905 - photo: 1
VM-number: 1905 - photo: 2
VM-number: 1905 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Colin Summersgill
Comment:   Black Skimmer
Date:   2014-02-06 23:15:53
Species name:  
Species code:   0

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