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Hooded Vulture
Necrosyrtes monachus
8.34161, -13.2178
Field Notes
Description:
One of the smaller Old World vultures, about 75cm in length. Brown body, with white nape and head, and pinkish naked face - flushing red when excited or alerted - in pic No 2, the origin of that face-flush would probably be me (even though I kept myself at respectable distance)...
Habitat:
The group of four was seen landing on sandy beaches and brackish lagoons close to Freetown, in mangrove ecosystem - coastal ecosystem composed mainly of Red Mangrove tree (Rhizophora mangle, pic No 6).
Reference Links:
Hooded vulture - Wikipedia
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2021
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