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BirdPix:   90911
Province:   Eastern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3226CB
Observer:   van Dyk Zenobia
Date of record:   2019-09-03
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   159
Species name:   Accipiter melanoleucus
Common name:   Black Sparrowhawk (Goshawk) -- Swartsperwer
Family:   Accipitridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Black Harrier ??
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-90911
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 90911 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Malcolm Robinson
Comment:   This bird looks more like a Black Sparrowhawk to me, but I am not at all sure!
Date:   2019-09-05 08:25:06
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   2
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Agree with Black Sparrowhawk - long tail and white belly.
Date:   2019-09-05 12:20:34
Species name:   Accipiter melanoleucus -- Black Sparrowhawk (Goshawk); Swartsperwer
Species code:   159

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