Palm-nut Vulture

Palm-nut Vulture
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	Adult at Jurong Bird Park, Singapore
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Inopinaves
Clade:	Afroaves
Superorder:	Accipitrimorphae
Order:	Accipitriformes
Family:	Accipitridae
Subfamily:	Gypaetinae
Genus:	Gypohierax; Rüppell, 1836
Species:	G. angolensis
Binomial name
	Gypohierax angolensis; Gmelin, 1788
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	Range of G. angolensis

Palm-nut Vulture, Gypohierax angolensis is a species of vulture in the Gypaetinae subfamily. It is closely related to the Lammergeier, Egyptian Vulture and Harrier-hawks.

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Juvenile Palm-nut Vulture

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^ BirdLife International (2013). "Gypohierax angolensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

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Projects

This article is part of Project Aves, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each bird, including made-up species.

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This article is part of Project Accipitriformes, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each diurnal raptor, including made-up species.

This article is part of Project Accipitridae, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each accipitrid, including made-up species.

This article is part of Project Monotypic Genera, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each monotypic genera, including made-up species.

[IUCN-1] BirdLife International (2013). "Gypohierax angolensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

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