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Record details

BirdPix:   219940
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3218CC
Observer:   Gie S
Date of record:   2022-05-14
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Not a greenshank - very far away, but a wader.
Last updated:   2024-02-14 14:01:43
Sp. code:   258
Species name:   Actitis hypoleucos
Common name:   Common Sandpiper -- Gewone Ruiter
Family:   Scolopacidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-219940
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 219940 - photo: 1
VM-number: 219940 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   White underparts. Plain, brown mantle. Greenish legs.
Date:   2022-05-25 08:46:21
Species name:   Actitis hypoleucos -- Common Sandpiper; Gewone Ruiter
Species code:   258

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