Blue-billed teal
Spatula hottentota
Hooded vulture
Necrosyrtes monachus
Distributed in a large part of sub-Saharan Africa, this vulture is solitary and shy in southern Africa, while in West Africa it is gregarious and commensal to humans, not hesitating to rummage through garbage cans. and landfills.
Habitat
Arid steppes, dry meadows, up to 4500 m altitude
Feed
carrion, insects
Classification
Class
Birds
Scientific Name
Necrosyrtes monachus
Conservation status
IUCN: CR - review (2016)
CITES: Appendices II (2013) / B (2017)
Registered in the European Studbook
Some Figures
Weight
2,1 kg
Life Expectancy
30 years
Incubation
50 days
1 egg
Head Height
70 cm
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