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A large bird of prey flying in the sky with mountains in the background.

Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) flying in Catalonian pyrenees.

Egyptian vulture in natural habitat in Bulgaria

horizontal shot of king vulture landing, flying in nature.

Egyptian vulture in flight with wings spread

$The Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus), also called the white scavenger vulture or pharaoh's chicken.\n \nThe Egyptian vulture is usually seen singly or in pairs, soaring in thermals along with other scavengers and birds of prey, or perched on the ground or atop a building. On the ground, they walk with a waddling gait. They feed on a range of food, including mammal faeces (including those of humans), insects in dung, carrion, vegetable matter, and sometimes small animals. When it joins other vulture species at a dead animal, it tends to stay on the periphery and waits until the larger species leave.Wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) form a significant part of the diet of Spanish vultures.Studies suggest that they feed on ungulate faeces to obtain carotenoid pigments responsible for their bright yellow and orange facial skin. The ability to assimilate carotenoid pigments may serve as a reliable signal of fitness.\n \nEgyptian vultures are mostly silent but make high-pitched mewing or hissing notes at the nest and screeching noises when squabbling at a carcass. Young birds have been heard making a hissing croak in flight.They also hiss or growl when threatened or angry.\n \nEgyptian vultures roost communally on large trees, buildings or on cliffs.Roost sites are usually chosen close to a dump site or other suitable foraging area. In Spain and Morocco,summer roosts are formed mainly by immature birds. The favourite roost trees tended to be large dead pines. The number of adults at the roost increases towards June. It is thought that breeding adults may be able to forage more efficiently by joining the roost and following others to the best feeding areas. Breeding birds that failed to raise young may also join the non-breeding birds at the roost during June.$

Egyptian Vulture, Neophron percnopterus, Desert National Park, Pawai, Madhya Pradesh, India

Close up detail of a majestic golden eagle soaring in clear blue sky and looking at camera. Photographed in Western Australia.

Egyptian vulture breaking plastic eggs with stones.

The Egyptian vulture, also called the white scavenger vulture or pharaoh's chicken, is a small Old World vulture and the only member of the genus Neophron.

Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus), Socotra island

Secretary Bird (Sagittarius serpentarius) flying over a South African Game Reserve.

Golden sea eagles flying in bright blue sky

Egyptian vulture / white scavenger vulture (Neophron percnopterus) close up against white background

Turkey Vulture in Flight at NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida

Egyptian Vulture in flight over Mallorca.

An Egyptian Vulture sitting on a branch in a zoo, cloudy day in winter

The Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus), also called the white scavenger vulture or pharaoh's chicken

Close up of sea eagles flying through sky

Griffon vulture in flight with wings outstretched in Duratón, Castile and León, Spain

$Single king vulture run-up.\nSarcoramphus papa is a scavenger bird.$

The Percnopterous Vulture (Neophron percnopterus, for the intimus), aka the Egyptian percnopter, is a small raptor (from 58 to 78 cm in size, with 1.6 to 1.8 m wingspan for 2 to 2.5 kg), which likes to nest in medium mountains, near cliffs

Marsh Harrier hunting over reedbeds in Woodwalton Fen nature reserve.

White African Vulture with orange eyes aon a black background

An eagle flying in the blue sky with white clouds

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