Palm-nut Vulture

Gypohierax angolensis (Gmelin, JF, 1788)

1.6 kgWeight

The palm-nut vulture (Gypohierax angolensis) or vulturine fish eagle, is a large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae (which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, buzzards and harriers, vultures, and eagles).

Most records: Uganda, Gambia, Ghana

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Uganda, Gambia, Ghana

Palm-nut Vulture has been recorded at 291 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 27 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Entebbe Botanical GardenUganda991 records
Lake Kivu – Tchegera IslandCongo - Kinshasa383 records
Murchison Falls NP – North sideUganda354 records

More places

Mabamba SwampUganda348 records
Abuko NRGambia331 records
Queen Elizabeth II NPUganda313 records
Queen Elizabeth II NP – Kasenyi TrackUganda276 records
Semuliki NPUganda253 records
Kakum NP – CanopyGhana244 records
Umlalazi NRSouth Africa242 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Uganda Gambia Ghana Tanzania Kenya Rwanda Congo - Kinshasa South Africa

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

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Questions

How big is the Palm-nut Vulture?

The Palm-nut Vulture weighs around 1.6 kg.

Where does the Palm-nut Vulture live?

Its breeding range: Africa: Senegal and Gambia to South Sudan and eastern Kenya, south to Angola and northeastern South Africa. It is most often recorded in Uganda, Gambia and Ghana.