Palm Nut Vulture

[Ken Johnson]

I took this picture from wikipedia but I was searching raphia palms when I found it.

[Mandrew968]

It looks obvious he is not a carrion eater with the plumage all around the face...

[Texeltropics]

if you want something else for a pet....(no cats..no dogs) take this birdie...

[Mandrew968]

Yeah, RPS could feed it all of the old seeds so none of us get them!

[Tomw]

I thought that a palm vulture was someone that snags every palm seed they can get there hands on when on an organized garden tour. Does anyone know one of those?

[tarnado]

"Unlike other Accipitrids though, and especially unlike other Vultures, Palm-Nut Vultures are primarily herbivorous, feeding on the fruit of the aforementioned species of Palm trees, and to a lesser extent dates, oranges, other fruit, and both grains and seeds. Whilst juveniles in particular favour an herbivorous diet, for adults vegetation only accounts for 60% of their diet, with the rest being comprised of small vertebrates (including smaller birds), invertebrates, eggs, and of course, carrion."

Holy cow, I just learned about these for the first time! Amazeballs.