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Birds
Lappet-faced vulture
Lappet-faced vulture · Torgos tracheliotos
The lappet-faced vulture is impressive with its powerful appearance and is a fascinating scavenger of the savannah.
Fact file
- Size
- About 90 to 115 cm in body length with a wingspan of up to 2.90 metres
- Males and females
- Males are usually slightly larger than females.
- Sounds
- Cooing and purring sounds during communication.
- Diet
- Feeds on carrion and has special adaptations for feeding on large carcasses.
- Offspring
- Typically one egg per breeding season, laid in a shallow depression.
How to identify Lappet-faced vulture
The lappet-faced vulture has a strikingly large head and neck, which are almost completely bare of feathers, with characteristically deeply furrowed skin. Its plumage is mostly black or dark brown. The bare head and neck are pale pink in colour.
With a wingspan of up to 2.90 metres and a body length of about 90 to 115 cm, the lappet-faced vulture is one of the largest vultures. Its strongly hooked bill is perfectly adapted to opening up carcasses.
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Where Lappet-faced vulture live
Botswana
Namibia
South Africa
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