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Long-billed Vulture

Animals; Birds

The Indian Vulture (Gyps indicus) is an Old World vulture and is closely related to the Griffon Vulture, G. Fulvus. It breeds mainly on crags in the hills of Sind in Pakistan, central and peninsular ...

Hooded Vulture

Animals; Birds

The Hooded Vulture, Necrosyrtes monachus, is an Old World vulture in the order Accipitriformes, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks. It is the only member of the genus Necrosyrtes. ...

Lammergeier

Animals; Birds

The Lammergeier, Lammergeyer, or Bearded Vulture, Gypaetus barbatus ("Bearded Vulture-Eagle"), is the only member of the genus Gypaetus. It eats mainly carrion and lives and breeds on crags in high ...

Egyptian Vulture

Animals; Birds

The Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus) is a small Old World vulture, found widely distributed from southwestern Europe and northern Africa to southern Asia. It is the only living member of the ...

African Swallow-tailed Kite

Animals; Birds

The African Swallow-tailed Kite or Scissor-tailed Kite (Chelictinia riocourii) is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is monotypic within the genus Chelictinia.

American Swallow-tailed Kite

Animals; Birds

The Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus) is an elanid kite which breeds from the southeastern United States to eastern Peru and northern Argentina.

Hook-billed Kite

Animals; Birds

The Hook-billed Kite, Chondrohierax uncinatus, is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, eagles, and harriers. It occurs in the ...

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