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| Gypohierax angolensis |
(Gmelin, 1788) |
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Family: Accipitridae |
Order: Falconiformes |
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Palm-nut vulture |
Palmiste africain |
Buitre plamero |
Palmgeier |
Sedentary in most areas with plentiful palm fruit. Also resident in some E African coastal areas with few palms,
feeding mainly on crabs, fish and carrion. A regular vagrant to drier parts of S Africa, as well as to northern
savannas of W Africa, suggesting some dispersal of non-breeding adults and juveniles; also vagrant to drier sub-
Saharan areas outside normal range. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1994)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1994) - www.hbw.com,
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| Regions: Sub-Saharan Africa |
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| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |