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Necrosyrtes monachus
"The Hooded Vulture is a typical vulture, with a bald pink head and a greyish “hood”. It has fairly uniform dark brown body plumage. It has broad wings for soaring and short tail feathers. It is a small species compared to most vultures. They are 62–72 cm (25–28 in) long, have a wingspan of 155–165 cm (61–65 in) and a body weight of 1.5-2.6 kg (3.3-5.7 lbs)." - Wikipedia
"It breeds in a stick nest in trees (often palms) in much of Africa south of the Sahara, laying one egg. Birds may form loose colonies. The population is mostly resident." - Wikipedia
"If these birds are disturbed when at their nest, they utter a squealing cry of "MAMA MAMA". Formerly classified as Least Concern by the IUCN, it was found to have been rarer than previously believed and thus its status was uplisted to Endangered on the 2011 Red List of Threatened species." - Wikipedia
Spotted on Apr 3, 2012
Submitted on Apr 5, 2012
3 Comments
It was sad to see so many endangered animals but I was hopeful that they'll eventually recover thanks to efforts like this zoo. This species is rather cute!
Very cool!
What a cool looking vulture, sad to hear it too has ended up on the endangered list :( Wonderful set of photos and great information.