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)
Necrosyrtes in Greek means
corpse-drag; monachus in Latin
means hooded (like a monk).
corpse-drag; monachus in Latin
means hooded (like a monk).
IUCN Watch List
Status is
Critically
Endangered
Status is
Critically
Endangered
Except for Gambia,
populations are
declining almost
everywhere else in
its range.
populations are
declining almost
everywhere else in
its range.
(Wikipedia)