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WILDLIFE: BIRDS: LAPPET-FACED VULTURE

Class: Aves

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Accipitridae

Genus and species: Torgos tracheliotus

Common name:
Lappet-faced vulture, Nubian vulture

Widespread in central regions and in national parks and reserves, from north to south. Specially abundant in Masai Mara. Solitary or in pairs, nests on trees in open plains. Easily distinguished by the red-rose head, fleshy lappets and ivory-coloured bill, massive and sturdy, which allows it to rip the skin of carcasses and feed on tough parts that other vultures refuse. Occasionally it can kill prey.

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Lappet-faced vulture