Tooltip Categories: Vultures
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Vulture (Rüppell’s)
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The Rüppell’s Vulture (Gyps rueppelli) is one of Africa’s most remarkable scavenging birds. It is famed for flying at higher altitudes than any other bird species. Furthermore, it is widely distributed across the savannas and semi-arid regions of East and Central Africa. The species is easily identified by its pale brown plumage, heavily scalloped with
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Vulture (Lappet-faced)
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The Lappet-faced Vulture (Torgos tracheliotos) is one of Africa’s largest and most powerful birds of prey. It inhabits arid savannas, deserts, and open plains across much of sub-Saharan Africa. This species is easily identified by its massive hooked bill and the distinctive folds of bare skin, or lappets, along the sides of its head and