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Palm-nut Vulture I've never heard of this bird before seeing it at this bird park in the Netherlands. Its name comes from its diet of dead fish and Palm nuts. I find the dutch name to be more descriptive though: "Gierarend", meaning "Eagle Vulture". It does seem to look like a crossover between an eagle and a vulture. Bird of prey,Birds,Gypohierax angolensis,Palm-nut Vulture,Papegaaienpark VeldHoven,Parrot Park Veldhoven Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Palm-nut Vulture

I've never heard of this bird before seeing it at this bird park in the Netherlands. Its name comes from its diet of dead fish and Palm nuts. I find the dutch name to be more descriptive though: "Gierarend", meaning "Eagle Vulture". It does seem to look like a crossover between an eagle and a vulture.

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  1. Papagaaienpark, you're next:) A lovely bird almost, I just uploaded another vulture shot from Oliemeulen, impressive creatures indeed. Posted 13 years ago
  2. It indeed looks like a mix of both. Strange looking vulture now you mention it! Posted 13 years ago
    1. Hmm, looks like I made a mistake. I translated this as "Eagle vulture" but it should have been "Vulture eagle". So it's more like a strange looking eagle :) Posted 13 years ago
      1. I don't know about making a mistake in this case: the wiki description doesn't really help and points either way.
        It names the species as primarily vulture in 'Palm-nut Vulture', yet an alternative naming is primarily eagle in 'Vulturine Fish Eagle'.
        It also states it being 'the smallest Old World vulture' and 'like many african vultures' and 'resembles an eagle', so thats 4 times vulture, 1 times eagle: I'd stick to eagle vulture more than to vulture eagle. Maybe Wiki is wrong in the 'vulturine fish eagle' nickname. I'm taking some freedom here;)
        Haha, linguistic adventures on JungleDragon!
        Posted 13 years ago, modified 13 years ago
        1. I stand corrected. Vulture it is :) Posted 13 years ago
          1. Yeee, I won:) Naah, it doesn't really matter, as long as the vuagle bird itself is satisfied with its current position in the world:)
            Njoy!
            L
            Posted 13 years ago

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The Palm-nut Vulture is a very large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is the only member of the genus "Gypohierax". Unusual for Birds of Prey, it feeds mainly on the fruit of the oil-palm though it also feeds on crabs, molluscs, locusts, fish and has been known to occasionally attack domestic poultry.

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

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Uploaded Apr 2, 2012. Captured Mar 18, 2012 14:38.
  • NIKON D7000
  • f/5.6
  • 1/250s
  • ISO320
  • 105mm