Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Palm-nut Vulture (Gypohierax angolensis) - HBW 2, p. 125
French: Palmiste africain
German: Palmgeier
Spanish: Buitre Palmero
Other common names: Vulturine Fish eagle
Taxonomy: Falco angolensis Gmelin, 1788, Angola.
Monotypic genus, apparently intermediate between fish eagles and vultures. Monotypic.
Distribution: Senegambia E to Kenya coast and S to Angola and NE South Africa.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult bird feeding on a Giraffe carcass and, then, perched Locality Ndumo Game Reserve, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Dave Jackson 30 November 2001 4 years ago 20 sec 4.3 -
bird preening Locality Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Daniêl Jimenez 2 October 2010 51 weeks ago 31 sec 3.8 -
An adult in a tree, defecating and then changing its position Locality Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 4 September 2006 4 years ago 31 sec 3.7 -
An adult in a tree Locality Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 August 2006 4 years ago 36 sec 3.5 -
A close-up of an adult bird perched. Locality Berlin Zoo, Berlin, Germany (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 23 March 2008 2 years ago 30 sec 3.3 -
An adult on a perch, feeding and changing its position. Locality Jurong Bird Park, Singapore (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 15 October 2009 1 year ago 39 sec 3.3
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A bird on a trunk.
Locality Kuntaur, Central River Division, The Gambia
Juan José Bazán Hiraldo 12 October 2008 1 year ago 4 -
Portrait of an adult.
Locality Cim d'Àligues, Sant Feliu de Codines, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (Monotypic species)
Alberto Soria 31 March 2010 1 year ago 4 -
A perched adult bird.
Locality River Gambia National Park, Central River Division, The Gambia (Monotypic species)
Steve Garvie 21 November 2005 1 year ago 4 -
Palm-nut Vulture adult.
Locality Makasutu Nature Forest, Western Division, The Gambia (Monotypic species)
Steve Garvie 6 December 2009 2 years ago 3.9 -
Portrait of an adult.
Locality Cim d'Àligues, Sant Feliu de Codines, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Alberto Soria 31 March 2010 1 year ago 3.9 -
An adult Palm-nut Vulture fishing over the bolong.
Locality Makasutu Nature Forest, Western Division, The Gambia (Monotypic species)
Steve Garvie 15 March 2005 1 year ago 3.8
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