Sunday 23 June 2013

Oriental white-backed Vulture

This is a Oriental white-backed Vulture, their wings can span 2.6 meters.The White-backed Vulture is a typical vulture, with only down feathers on the head and neck, very broad wings and short tail feathers. It has a white neck ruff. The adult’s whitish back contrasts with the otherwise dark plumage. Juveniles are largely dark. This is a medium-sized vulture; its body mass is 4.2 to 7.2 kilograms (9.3–16 lb), it is 78 to 98 cm (31 to 39 in) long.
Here are some pics of the chicks:


And one of a nest:


There are only 50 to 70 of these animals left in the wild.
It has suffered a population decline.



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