Species Gypohierax angolensis (Gmelin, 1788) (Palm-nut vulture)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Aves
  • --- order: Accipitriformes
  • ---- family: Accipitridae
  • ----- species: Gypohierax angolensis
Characteristics:carnivore; body-length: 60 cm, black plumage; white tipped wings; black tail
Links:
References:Sinclair 1994: 72
Source: http://media.eol.org/data_objects/28649199
Date: 2013-01-03
Creator: Picasa
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License
Comments: A pair of palm vultures (one adult, one immature) feeding on a crab.
Source: http://media.eol.org/data_objects/29933612
Date: 2013-03-13
Creator: Biodiversity Heritage Library
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution License
Comments: Cassell's book of birds :. London,Cassell, Petter and Galpin,[1875?]. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33753651
Source: wikimedia
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
Language Lineage Name IPA Grammatical info Meaning References