..      EGYPTIAN VULTURE     ..

(neophron percnopterus) .

Image: John Gould

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Status:-

Egg:-

Length: 60-70cm

Wingspan: 1.58-1.63m

Weight: 1.6-2.2kg

 

Generally silent.

 

 

 

 

Mountainous regions and tips.

 

 

 

Rarely numerous

EU25 : Endangered

IUCN:Least Concern

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N.B. EGG COLLECTING IS MURDER. IT IS IMMORAL AND IT IS AGAINST THE LAW.

Extra Info:-

Eggs:-

Lifespan:-

Population:-

No.:-

Incubation:-

Fledging:-

2

~42 days

70-90 days

Breeding Season: from March

37 years

 

 

1600-1800 pairs

 

 

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Additional:-

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Distribution:-

Carrion and the eggs and chicks of other birds.

Small stick platform lined with dung and hair.

Southern Europe, the Middle East and much of Africa.

Foreign Names:-

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Spanish:-

Vautour percnopt�re

Schmutzgeier

Capovaccaio

�tselgribb

Alimoche Com�n

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