Four Specialized Vultures

Lammergeier

By Mauritz Preller This photo was taken on June 9, 2007 © all rights reserved

                      

Four unique birds. The Palm-nut Vulture has become almost vegetarian, The Hooded Vulture is smaller than other Vultures in its range so has become a specialist at getting the scraps using its narrow bill. The Egyption Vulture throws stones at Ostrich eggs to break them and the Lammergeier drops bones onto rocks to break them into manageable pieces. They have evolved to reduce competition between the species. They each have a new page with more info, images & sounds.

3352	Palm-nut Vulture	Gypohierax angolensis	Least Concern	TSN: 175478
3353	Lammergeier	Gypaetus barbatus	Least Concern	TSN: 175483
3354	Egyptian Vulture	Neophron percnopterus	Endangered	TSN: 175481
3355	Hooded Vulture	Necrosyrtes monachus	Endangered	TSN: 561476