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BirdPix:   178922
Province:   Mpumalanga
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2629DA
Observer:   Booysen M.
Date of record:   2021-08-05
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   176
Species name:   Scleroptila africanus
Common name:   Grey-winged Francolin -- Bergpatrys
Family:   Phasianidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-178922
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 178922 - photo: 1
VM-number: 178922 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Comments from Rob Little: "These Grey-winged Francolins at Bethal are more brownish in color than the Eastern Cape and Western Cape birds. Their throats are not as well marked but rather uniformly pale grey. Their underparts are also more brownish and their belly is not as well marked as the other regions' birds."
Date:   2021-10-17 13:45:32
Species name:   Scleroptila africanus -- Grey-winged Francolin; Bergpatrys
Species code:   176

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