Lappet-faced Vulture
Torgos tracheliotos
| Size: | Up to 115 cm long, wingspan up to 2.9m |
| Habitat: | Open plains, savanna |
| Feeding: | Carrion |
The Lappet-faced Vulture is a huge bird. It has a bald head with pink skin and a massive beak. The plummage is brown/black with white underparts.
This photo, showing Lappet-faced Vultures fighting over the carcass of a hyena, was taken in the Masai Mara, Kenya. It uses its size to chase off other birds from the carcass.
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