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Palm-nut Vulture
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volker sthamer

Palm-nut Vulture (Gypohierax angolensis)

Unusually for birds of prey, the palm-nut vulture feeds mainly ( adults 60% and juv. 90%) on the fruits of the Oil and Raffia palm trees
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Habitat
Widespread near water and Palm trees
Location
Uluguru Mountains, Tanzania
Date taken
Sept. 2019
Scientific name
Gypohierax angolensis
Equipment used
Nikon / Sigma
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We saw these briefly in South Africa. Interesting species, tfs Volker!
 

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Category
Africa
Added by
volker sthamer
Date added
View count
121
Comment count
16

Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D750
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
600.0 mm
Exposure time
1/640
ISO
2200
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
Palm-nut Vulture, Palmgeier, Gypohierax angolensis.JPG
File size
1.2 MB
Date taken
Tue, 24 September 2019 4:59 PM
Dimensions
2350px x 1569px

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