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White-backed Vulture

Gyps africanus

Photo by Arya
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Description:

Out of the 7 different species of Vulture in Africa, I believe this one is the White-backed Vulture. These ones were spotted in Maasai Mara area by a river where the great Wildebeest migration takes place. These Vultures were feasting on dead carcasses along with Marabou Storks.

Notes:

Currently updated to the Endangered species list in 2012.

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Comments (2)
Zlatan Celebic
Hi Arya, I took a liberty to remove this spotting from the 'African Mammals in the Wild' mission, but included it in 'Birds of sub-Saharan Africa' mission. Cheers
maplemoth662
Photo No. 1: is a beautiful photo....photo no. 1: is a very interesting photo, showing life and death....

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