Hooded Vulture
Cap Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus)
The cap Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus ) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, and the only representative of its genus.
Description
The cap vulture is a relatively small, about 60 cm large vulture with a uniform dark plumage and a main pink featherless head with gray dunenbefederter back. Its wingspan is 155-170 cm. The bird is widespread in Africa south and west of the Sahara, with the exception of the tropical rain forest and the extreme south of the continent. It breeds throughout the year. Like some other members of his family, he is sub- scavengers in Proximity he also utilizes waste, including offal and human excrement. He penetrates to the coast, where he captured marine arthropods, molluscs and fish.