Griffon vulture

Gyps fulvus
Hawks and eagles (Accipitridae)

Clumsy walker.
Griffon vultureon RikenMon's Nature-Guide

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Brown black back, white under surface, almost bald light brown head and neck, long dark neck feathers like a collar.  Long wings with deep fingers at the end.

It walks awkwardly but its flying is superb. Its long bald neck allows it to dig deep into a carcass without the feathers getting stuck. A carrion bird which flies in groups searching for carcasses. Mates for life and builds a large nest where young are fed for 4 months.

⇔ l. 95-100 cm

The national bird of Serbia.

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≈ The AEGYPIUS MONACHUS (Cinereous vulture) is darker in colour missing he white collar. 
≈ The GYPAETUS BARBATUS (Bearded vulture) has thinner and more coloured wings with a striking light coloured head. 
≈ The NEOPHRON PERCNOPTERUS (Egyptian vulture) has a yellow-white head, body and wedge-shaped tail and is much smaller.

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