Tooltip Tags: Lappet-faced Vulture
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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