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Grifo (Grifo (Gyps fulvus))

Gyps fulvus

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Field Notes

Description:

http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/speciesfactsheet.php?id=3378

http://www.avesdeportugal.info/gypful.html

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Smith Zoo
Vultures are equipped with a digestive system that contains special acids that will dissolve anthrax, botulism, and cholera bacteria.

Spotted for Missions

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Birds of the World
Mission
Portugal's Biodiversity
Photographed
PublishedFebruary 21, 2012

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