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BirdPix:   4264
Province:  
Country:   Namibia
Locus:   2415DB
Observer:   Kennedy David; Photographs by Tina Kennedy
Date of record:   2013-07-13
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   First sighting in this area. Nobody expected a Squacco Heron to pitch up in the middle of the desert.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   62
Species name:   Ardeola ralloides
Common name:   Squacco Heron -- Ralreier
Family:   Ardeidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-4264
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 4264 - photo: 1
VM-number: 4264 - photo: 2
VM-number: 4264 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   David Kennedy
Comment:  
Date:   2013-09-02 00:35:08
Species name:   Ardeola ralloides -- Squacco Heron; Ralreier
Species code:   62

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