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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
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Palm-nut Vulture
Described by
(Gmelin, JF, 1788)

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Taxonomic 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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