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BirdPix:   22060
Province:   other
Country:   Botswana
Locus:   2425DB
Observer:   Scott Samantha L.; Zander Venter
Date of record:   2015-11-14
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   55
Species name:   Ardea melanocephala
Common name:   Black-headed Heron -- Swartkopreier
Family:   Ardeidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Black-headed Heron
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-22060
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 22060 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Malcolm Robinson
Comment:   It appears to be a Black-headed Heron, but image is too small/indistinct for a positive ID
Date:   2015-11-26 11:13:58
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   2
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Subadult with dark-grey head and neck, and only a patch of black on the lower neck
Date:   2017-08-29 07:19:58
Species name:   Ardea melanocephala -- Black-headed Heron; Swartkopreier
Species code:   55

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