Old World Vultures

Old World vultures are scavenging birds that mostly feed on 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  

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  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