Summary ³

The palm-nut vulture (Gypohierax angolensis), is a large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae . Unusual for birds of prey, it feeds mainly on the fruit of the raphia palm - with which it is closely associated in South Africa. It also feeds on crabs, molluscs, locusts, and fish.

Fontes e Créditos

1. (c) Frans Vandewalle, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), https://www.flickr.com/photos/snarfel/5472944743/
2. (c) vikram.mavalankar, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), https://picasaweb.google.com/105785366228079070559/20120122#5700531999211097570
3. Adaptado por Ricky Taylor de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gypohierax_angolensis

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