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Proud-standing Hooded Vulture in Serengeti Not just standing proud, also awaiting leftovers from the 3 lions below her. Africa,Hooded Vulture,Necrosyrtes monachus,Serengeti Central,Serengeti National Park,Serengeti area,Tanzania Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Proud-standing Hooded Vulture in Serengeti

Not just standing proud, also awaiting leftovers from the 3 lions below her.

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  1. Nice posture captured. Posted 11 years ago

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The Hooded Vulture is an Old World vulture in the order Accipitriformes, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks. It is the only member of the genus "Necrosyrtes". It breeds in a stick nest in trees in much of Africa south of the Sahara, laying one egg. Birds may form loose colonies.

Similar species: Diurnal Birds Of Prey
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Jan 17, 2014. Captured Sep 3, 2013 14:05.
  • NIKON D800
  • f/5.0
  • 1/500s
  • ISO125
  • 160mm