Lappet-faced Vulture
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Lappet-faced Vulture

The lappet-faced vulture or Nubian vulture is an Old World vulture belonging to the bird order Accipitriformes, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks. It is the only member of the genus Torgos. Wikipedia

 

Conservation status: Endangered
Eats: Flesh and insects
Flies: 60 – 80 km/h, dives up to 120 km/h
Weighs: 4 – 8 kg
Measures: 78 – 115 cm in length, ± 280 cm wingspan
Lives: 20 – 30 yrs
Lays eggs: eggs hatch after ±55 days

Scientific Name

Torgos tracheliotos

Date

7th October 2016

Category

Ugly Five