Egyptian Vulture (in flight)

Neophron percnopterus

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

Photographed at: Kavanapura, Karnataka on 2021-01-17

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,

(Juvenile)

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.

Vulture,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.