Egyptian Vulture (Juvenile)

Neophron percnopterus

Juvenile Egyptian Vulture scavenging outside a semi-urban settlement near Mathura. The juveniles have brownish plumage around the head which turns white eventually. The grey legs turn pink in the adult.

Photographed at: Bharatpur, Rajasthan on 2015-01-04

Album: Bharatpur - 2015

Another bird that has struggled to adapt to the Anthropocene era. There was a time when I used to spot this species regularly in Bangalore. One pair used to roost regularly at our window on the 10th floor of a building on MG road, the heart of the central business district. Now, this species is classified as 'Endangered' (EN) by IUCN.

Family: Accipitridae

Name in Kannada: ಜಾಡುಮಾಲಿ ಹದ್ದು or ಬಿಳಿ ರಣಹದ್ದು

Diet: Rodents, Reptiles, Small_mammals

Other Pictures of Egyptian Vulture

(Adult)

Vulture,

(in flight)

Egyptian Vulture flying over the granite rocks of Ramanagara. Shot from our farm.

Vulture,Egyptian Vulture flying over the granite rocks of Ramanagara. Shot from our farm.