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The hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) is an Old World vulture in the order Accipitriformes, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks.It is the only member of the genus Necrosyrtes, which is sister to the larger Gyps genus, both of which are a part of the Aegypiinae subfamily of Old World vultures.
A total 537 vultures perished, 468 white-backed vultures, 28 hooded vultures, 17 white-headed vultures, 14 lappet-faced vultures, and 10 cape vultures. Furthermore, 2 tawny eagles succumbed to the poison. For such slow-breeding and long-lived birds, this was a very heavy blow to their population and a major setback to any conservation efforts.
An endangered hooded vulture escaped from a zoo aviary in the San Francisco Bay Area that was destroyed after a massive tree fell on it during a storm. The male hooded vulture and five other ...
Hooded vulture: Accipitridae: Necrosyrtes monachus (Temminck, 1823) 40 White-backed vulture: Accipitridae: Gyps africanus Salvadori, 1865: 41 White-rumped vulture: Accipitridae: Gyps bengalensis (Gmelin, JF, 1788) 42 Indian vulture: Accipitridae: Gyps indicus (Scopoli, 1786) 43 Slender-billed vulture: Accipitridae: Gyps tenuirostris Gray, GR ...
On 20 June 2019, the carcasses of 468 white-backed vultures, 17 white-headed vultures, 28 hooded vultures, 14 lappet-faced vultures and 10 cape vultures, altogether 537 vultures, besides 2 tawny eagles, were found in northern Botswana. It is suspected that they died after eating the carcasses of 3 elephants that were poisoned by poachers ...
A vulture is a bird of prey that scavenges on carrion.There are 23 extant species of vulture (including condors). [2] Old World vultures include 16 living species native to Europe, Africa, and Asia; New World vultures are restricted to North and South America and consist of seven identified species, all belonging to the Cathartidae family.
Hooded vulture Necrosyrtes monachus: Sub-Saharan Africa: Gyps Savigny, 1809: Griffon vulture Gyps fulvus: Mountains in southern Europe, north Africa and Asia: White-rumped vulture Gyps bengalensis: Northern and central India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and southeast Asia: Rüppell's vulture Gyps rueppelli: The Sahel region of central Africa ...
Necrosyrtes – hooded vulture; Gyps – vultures (8 species) Sarcogyps – red-headed vulture; Trigonoceps – white-headed vulture; Torgos – lappet-faced vulture; Aegypius – cinereous vulture; Aquilinae. Stephanoaetus – crowned eagle (placement uncertain) Nisaetus – hawk-eagles (10 species) Spizaetus – hawk-eagle (4 species)