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Hooded Vulture

Necrosyrtes monachus

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Field Notes

Description:

Resting in a tree after cleaning up a Blue Wildebeest which had been taken by a Lion, which was still sleeping nearby.

Habitat:

Marula / Knob-thorn Open Tree Savanna

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Oops! Thanks. Should have been in Birds of the World also so I just fixed that.
Zlatan Celebic
Hi Malcolm, I took the liberty to remove this spotting from 'African Mammals in the Wild', but have added it to 'Birds of sub-Saharan Africa' mission. Cheers

Spotted for Missions

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Birds of the World
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Birds of Africa
Mission
Hunters & Animal Food Habits
Mission
Kruger National Park, South Africa
Mission
National Geographic's Great Nature Project
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 8, 2013

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