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Egyptian vulture (Neophron Percnopterus) Egyptian vulture (Neophron Percnopterus) sits on the stone, Socotra, Yemen

King vulture posing after feeding on carcass in the wild and amazing rain forest of Costa Rica.

Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus), also called the white scavenger vulture or pharaoh's chicken, at jorbeer carcass dump in Rajasthan, India

Hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus). Ndutu region of Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, Africa

Egyptian Vulture, Neophron percnopterus, Agricultural Fields, Castilla y Leon, Spain, Europe

Egyptian vulture in natural habitat in Bulgaria

Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) flying in Catalonian pyrenees.

A large bird of prey flying in the sky with mountains in the background.

Egyptian vulture breaking plastic eggs with stones.

Captured this beautiful King vulture while landing in the wild rain forest of Costa Rica

These vultures are increasing in population as more and more are seen at Mithi, Tharparkaer. They have survived the drug crises

A King Vulture, Sarcoramphus papa, looking directly at the camera against a defocussed background.

The Percnopterous Vulture (Neophron percnopterus, for the intimus), aka the Egyptian percnopter, is a small raptor (from 58 to 78 cm in size, with 1.6 to 1.8 m wingspan for 2 to 2.5 kg), which likes to nest in medium mountains, near cliffs

Egyptian vulture or Neophron percnopterus portrait in natural green background during winter migration at jorbeer conservation reserve bikaner rajasthan india

$Single king vulture run-up.\nSarcoramphus papa is a scavenger bird.$

$The Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus), also called the white scavenger vulture or pharaoh's chicken.\n \nThe Egyptian vulture is usually seen singly or in pairs, soaring in thermals along with other scavengers and birds of prey, or perched on the ground or atop a building. On the ground, they walk with a waddling gait. They feed on a range of food, including mammal faeces (including those of humans), insects in dung, carrion, vegetable matter, and sometimes small animals. When it joins other vulture species at a dead animal, it tends to stay on the periphery and waits until the larger species leave.Wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) form a significant part of the diet of Spanish vultures.Studies suggest that they feed on ungulate faeces to obtain carotenoid pigments responsible for their bright yellow and orange facial skin. The ability to assimilate carotenoid pigments may serve as a reliable signal of fitness.\n \nEgyptian vultures are mostly silent but make high-pitched mewing or hissing notes at the nest and screeching noises when squabbling at a carcass. Young birds have been heard making a hissing croak in flight.They also hiss or growl when threatened or angry.\n \nEgyptian vultures roost communally on large trees, buildings or on cliffs.Roost sites are usually chosen close to a dump site or other suitable foraging area. In Spain and Morocco,summer roosts are formed mainly by immature birds. The favourite roost trees tended to be large dead pines. The number of adults at the roost increases towards June. It is thought that breeding adults may be able to forage more efficiently by joining the roost and following others to the best feeding areas. Breeding birds that failed to raise young may also join the non-breeding birds at the roost during June.$

Egyptian Vulture, Neophron percnopterus, Desert National Park, Pawai, Madhya Pradesh, India

On Masai grasslands outside Arusha, a critically endangered wild flock of white-backed vultures and griffon vultures eat a lion killed Cape buffalo carcass in Tanzania on June 29, 1996.

A single adult Black-chested Buzzard Eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus) begins to land on its nest within a clump of Bromeliad plants on a cliff, while holding a rabbit prey item in its claws in the central Chilean Andes near Santiago de Chile

Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus) photographed in the Monfragüe national park

Australian white ibis searching for food on rubbish bins at the outdoor seating area of the iconic Sydney Fish Market, New South Wales, Australia. The market sits on the Blackwattle Bay foreshore in Pyrmont. It is the world's third largest fish market.

Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus) with cave background, Socotra island

Egyptian vulture, Neophron percnopterus in Jerez de la Frontera, Andalusia in Spain

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