Old World Vultures

Birds of Prey

Old World vultures are scavenging birds that mostly feed from carcasses of dead animals. They find carcasses exclusively by sight.

Description

Many vultures have featherless heads

Species

• Genus Aegypius
  • Eurasian Black Vulture or Monk Vulture, Aegypius monachus


• Genus Gypaetus
  • Lämmergeier or Bearded Vulture, Gypaetus barbatus


• Genus Gypohierax
  • Palm-nut Vulture, Gypohierax angolensis


• Genus Gyps
  • Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus
  • Indian White-rumped Vulture, Gyps bengalensis
  • Rüppell's Vulture, Gyps rueppelli
  • Long-billed Vulture or Indian Vulture Gyps indicus
  • Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris
  • Himalayan Griffon Vulture Gyps himalayensis
  • White-backed Vulture, Gyps africanus
  • Cape Griffon, Gyps coprotheres


• Genus Necrosyrtes
  • Hooded Vulture, Necrosyrtes monachus


• Genus Neophron
  • Egyptian Vulture, Neophron percnopterus


• Genus Sarcogyps
  • Red-headed Vulture, Sarcogyps calvus


• Genus Torgos
  • Lappet-faced Vulture, Torgos tracheliotus


• Genus Trigonoceps
  • White-headed Vulture, Trigonoceps occipitalis

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