Palm-nut vulture
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| Palm-nut vulture | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Gypohierax Rüppell, 1836 |
| Species: | G. angolensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Gypohierax angolensis (Gmelin, 1788)
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The palm-nut vulture (Gypohierax angolensis) is a bird found throughout most of Africa. It feeds mainly on the fruit of the oil palm. Like many African vultures, it is quite approachable and can be seen near habitation.
Palm-nut Vulture Media
Egg of Palm-nut Vulture. Collection of René de Naurois /Jacques Perrin de Brichambaut.*Locality: Bissagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau.
Portrait of palm-nut vulture (Gypohierax angolensis), ZooParc de Beauval, France
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