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Hooded vulture A hooded vulture waiting to perform at a bird show.<br />
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Dutch name: Kappengier Hooded Vulture,Necrosyrtes monachus Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Hooded vulture

A hooded vulture waiting to perform at a bird show.

Dutch name: Kappengier

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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 Joost Thissen
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By Joost Thissen

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Uploaded Jan 27, 2013. Captured Oct 26, 2012 13:18.
  • NIKON D60
  • f/5.6
  • 10/5000s
  • ISO360
  • 175mm