WoRMS taxon details
Gypohierax angolensis (Gmelin, 1788)
212715 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212715)
accepted
Species
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Length: 60 cm. Plumage: white with black back, secondaries and tail; tail tipped white, primaries tipped black. Immature...
Description Length: 60 cm. Plumage: white with black back, secondaries and tail; tail tipped white, primaries tipped black. Immature brown. Bare parts: iris yellow; bill yellowish grey with a pale blue cere; facial and malar skin deep pink to red to orange; feet and legs dull orange to flesh pink to yellow. Habitat: Mangroves, marine shores, and coastal forest; usually associated with raffia palms Rapfia australis or oil palms Elaeis guineensis. <388><391><393> [details]
WoRMS (2023). Gypohierax angolensis (Gmelin, 1788). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212715 on 2023-06-03
Date
action
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1998-08-28 07:21:49Z
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Depew, Lorna
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basis of record
Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Description Length: 60 cm. Plumage: white with black back, secondaries and tail; tail tipped white, primaries tipped black. Immature brown. Bare parts: iris yellow; bill yellowish grey with a pale blue cere; facial and malar skin deep pink to red to orange; feet and legs dull orange to flesh pink to yellow. Habitat: Mangroves, marine shores, and coastal forest; usually associated with raffia palms Rapfia australis or oil palms Elaeis guineensis. <388><391><393> [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | Palmgier | [details] |
| English | vulturine fish eaglepalm-nut vulturepalmnut vulture | [details] |
| French | palmiste africain | [details] |
| German | Palmgeier | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (171 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 9 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM291316 Gypohierax angolensis lateral sternum)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (171 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 9 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM291316 Gypohierax angolensis lateral sternum)
To ITIS
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