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BirdPix:   39981
Province:   Eastern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3426AB
Observer:   Booysen M.
Date of record:   2017-07-21
Number of photos:   3
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   862
Species name:   Pterodroma lessonii
Common name:   White-headed Petrel -- Witkopstormvoel
Family:   Procellariidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Petrel White-headed
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-39981
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 39981 - photo: 1
VM-number: 39981 - photo: 2
VM-number: 39981 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   White head, white armpits, black feathers surrounding the eyes
Date:   2017-09-05 19:17:02
Species name:   Pterodroma lessonii -- White-headed Petrel; Witkopstormvoel
Species code:   862

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