Palm-nut Vulture
Gypohierax angolensis(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
English (US) Palm-nut Vulture
The Palm-nut Vulture (Gypohierax angolensis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks) in the order Accipitriformes.
Range: oil-palm forest and savanna of tropical AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Gypohierax angolensis
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Palm-nut Vulture
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Falco angolensis
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
- Type locality
- Angola.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I] 1 pt1 p.252
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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