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Palm-nut Vulture I have ethical doubts about bird shows but this one started at the exact moment that we walked by, so we decided to stay. Beekse bergen,Gypohierax angolensis,Palm-nut Vulture Click/tap to enlarge

Palm-nut Vulture

I have ethical doubts about bird shows but this one started at the exact moment that we walked by, so we decided to stay.

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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 Aug 4, 2012. Captured Apr 29, 2011 15:07.
  • NIKON D7000
  • f/6.3
  • 1/400s
  • ISO320
  • 500mm