Hooded Vulture
A small vulture with a slim
beak...across much of Sub-
Saharan Africa.
beak...across much of Sub-
Saharan Africa.
Necrosyrtes monachus
(L 26-30" WS 4961-75"
Wt 3.3-5.7 lb)
Masai Mara
23Oct2014
New World and Old World vultures are
not related; their likeness evolved
from practicalities of their grisly diet.
not related; their likeness evolved
from practicalities of their grisly diet.
(Thor Hanson)
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Necrosyrtes in Greek means
corpse-drag; monachus in Latin
means hooded (like a monk).
corpse-drag; monachus in Latin
means hooded (like a monk).