Species fact sheet by Global Register of Migratory Species - www.groms.de

Gypohierax angolensis (Gmelin, 1788) Family: Accipitridae Order: Falconiformes Back
Palm-nut vulture Palmgeier Palmiste africain Buitre plamero
CMS App II Redlist 2000 (Criteria) NL CITES II (Europe: SPEC threat status )
Migration: nomadising

Gypohierax angolensis

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 nortern 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 A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1994) - www.hbw.com )

Regions: Sub-Saharan Africa
Recommended link: http://www.hawk-conservancy.org/priors/palmvulture.htm
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Explanatory notes
(Last update: 05.08.02 by E.Heuel)

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