Bird

Egyptian vulture

Neophron percnopterus

हिन्दी: सफेद गिद्ध

IUCN: Endangered

Egyptian vulture with white plumage and a yellow face on bare ground

Scientific name: Neophron percnopterus
Hindi name: सफेद गिद्ध
Family: Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes
Group: Bird
Conservation status: Endangered
Length: About 60 cm

The small white vulture that keeps the land clean.

Spot it White with black flight feathers, a bare yellow face and a thin bill.
Home Open country near villages, cliffs and old forts.
Food web Eats carrion, scraps and eggs.
Why it matters Cleans up dead animals and waste that would spread disease; its numbers have crashed.

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