The hooded vulture can seem like a scary creature, with the strange bare face and hunger for carcasses. However, they’re a surprisingly welcoming bird that often makes a home alongside humans. They may never make good companions, but they do a remarkable job of clearing up food waste. Sadly, the population of hooded vultures has […]
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The long-crested eagle is an African bird of prey that belongs to the Accipitridae (eagle) family. The species was until recently thought to be monotypic, which means that there are no subspecies of its biological genus, but some biologists have posited, the as yet unproven theory that the long-crested eagle is part of a clade
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The Himalayan Vulture, also known commonly as the Himalayan Griffon Vulture, is an old world vulture that is native to the Himalayas, and the Tibetan Plateau region. It is one of the two largest old world vultures we have nowadays, and it is a true raptor bird. Sadly, it is classed as Near Threatened on
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If you’ve ever been privileged to gaze over the skies of South America, you might have been lucky enough to spot the dark and brooding shape of a black and chestnut eagle, commonly known as Isidor’s Eagle. This eagle has a very distinctive look, with a sharp hooked beak and plumed head. These eagles have
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The Cape Vulture, also known as the Kolbe’s Vulture, the Cape Griffon, and Gyps coprotheres, is the world’s third-largest Old-World vulture. It is the only indigenous vulture species in southern Africa and the largest raptor in the country. Appearance A mature Cape Vulture has creamy-buff plumage with blackish-brown flying feathers and rectrices. Its scapulars and
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Appearance The Savanna Hawk is a bird of prey that has very long and broad wings that are usually as long as the body. The Savanna Hawk usually stands at around 46-61cm in length (which works out to 18-24 inches) in length, and will usually weigh around 845g (which is around 1.8lbs), although do keep
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The black hawk-eagle, or known to some as the tyrant hawk-eagle is a neotropical bird of prey commonly found in Central America. Unless you’ve visited the likes of Colombia or Argentina, then you may not have been able to witness this spectacular bird yourself yet. That’s why we thought we’d write this ultimate guide to
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Buteo Rufofuscus, better known as the Jackal Buzzard, is a large bird of prey which is fairly common in Africa. They are classified as ‘raptors’, which means a bird of prey that feeds on vertebrates. Their prey is often quite large compared to their own size. Whilst jackal buzzards are native to Southern Namibia and
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Appearance The Black-Chested Buzzard-Eagle is a hybrid bird that hails from areas of South America. This buzzard-eagle is typically very large in size with long, broad wings that extend past its back – regardless of gender. As for the Black-chested Buzzard Eagle’s tail, the adult tends to have a short tail that forms the shape
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The Spanish Eagle, also known as the Iberian Imperial Eagle is a species of eagle that is native to the Iberian Peninsula in Spain and Portugal. Its Latin name, or binomial, Aquila adalberti, was given to it as a way of celebrating and remembering the life of Prince Aldabert of Bavaria, who was a member
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