Adult © Christoph Moning eBird S11665826 Macaulay Library ML 66268551
Immature © Pedro Nicolau
Adult © Stefan Hirsch
Immature © Nigel Voaden
Juvenile © Subbu Rajan
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Adult © Joshua Vandermeulen

Bela kanja Neophron percnopterus

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Identification

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Odd-looking, pale, medium-sized vulture with a bare, solemn-looking yellow face. The bill is narrow with a black tip. In flight, the deep-fingered black flight feathers contrasting with white inner feathers may recall White Stork, but the tail is wedge shaped. Juveniles are dirty brown with bare gray faces. An inhabitant of open or semiopen areas, nesting on cliffs and less frequently in trees. Scavenges at rubbish dumps in addition to carcasses, but sadly is in decline over much of its wide range.

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