The hooded vulture is omnivorous and thus, is very widespread in east Africa.

"A hooded vulture," exclaimed one enthusiast.

"Hooded vulture," shouted the guide.

The Hooded Vulture is a typical vulture, with a bald pink head and a greyish "hood".

Compared to the somewhat similarly marked Hooded Vulture, it is considerably larger with a more massive bill and can only be confused at a great distance.

Hooded vulture ('Necrosyrtes monachus)

Hooded Vulture - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.

In March 1993, while on a trip to Sudan, Carter was preparing to photograph a starving toddler trying to reach a feeding center when a hooded vulture landed nearby.

The Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) is an Old World vulture in the order Accipitriformes, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks.

Instead, these studies show that the hooded vulture is probably closer to the true Old World vultures, Aegypiinae, which includes Aegypius, Gyps, Sarcogyps, Torgos and Trigonoceps.

Response: This is an adult hooded vulture, Necrosyrtes monachus, which is placed into the taxonomic family, Accipitridae, the diurnal birds of prey, which include hawks, eagles and Old World vultures.

The hooded vulture is considered to be endangered in several countries in Africa because they are being killed by humans for food and also to supply the fetish market, for mystical rites and for traditional medicine.

Hooded vulture, Necrosyrtes monachus Temminck, 1823 (protonym, Cathartes monachus), also known as the monk vulture or sometimes as "the garbage collector" by locals, photographed at Aregash Lodge, Ethiopia (Africa).

The farm contains many rare breeds of animals including Mangalitza and Tamworth Pigs, Cotswold Sheep, Long Horn Cattle, Baggot and Golden Guernsey Goats, Geese and Birds of Prey including a Hooded Vulture.

The Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) is an Old World vulture in the order Accipitriformes, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks.