Adult © Nikolaj Mølgaard Thomsen eBird S20192831 Macaulay Library ML 36788631
Adult © Chaiyan Kasorndorkbua
Immature © Rick Jacobsen
Juvenile © Ritvik Singh
Adult © Stefan Hirsch
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Adult © Roozbeh Gazdar
Flock © Santosh Kumar Thakur ( Wildlifer)

White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis

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Identification

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A medium-sized vulture with a silvery bill, a dark body, a grayish shine on the wings, a white back, and a distinctive white collar on the neck. In flight, the adult appears dark with a strikingly large white slab running across the underside of the wing. The juvenile is dark brown with fine pale streaks; it has a dark collar, pale feathers on the head, a dark bill, and no white on the back or underwing. Found in open areas and around habitation.

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