Egyptian Vulture ( Neophron percnopterus ) |
Description |
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The plumage is light gray, white, the edge of the black wings, a big yellow, orange-coloured beak with the black extremity. a wedge-shaped tail. |
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It is able to break eggs by taking a stone in his beak and to throw it on the egg. It is a good walker. The migration begins at the end of August the beginning of September.
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Habitat : | It remains rare in France, one can find it in central, Occidental Pyrenees and in the Southeast. It is present in Africa in steppes, deserts and semi-deserted with rock faces. |
Food : | Carrions, snails, eggs, frogs, excrements |
Size : | 21.67 inch (55-65 cm) |
Weight : 1,60-2,10 kg |
Wing span : 61.07 inch (155-170 cm) |
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