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- Indian Vulture ... renal failure resulting in visceral gout in the vast majority of examined vultures. Modeling has shown that to cause the observed rate of decline in the spec ... ... ped meloxicam, an alternative to diclofenac, which has been tested on Gyps vultures with no ill-effects. The Report of the International South Asian Vulture R ...5 KB (817 words) - 13:51, 26 June 2013
- Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture ... rion. Usually last in the Vulture pecking order; it is dependent on larger vultures, such as the King Vulture, to open the hides of larger animal carcasses as ... ... of the closed wing extends beyond the tail. Immature Lesser Yellow-headed Vultures have browner plumage, a dusky head, and a white nape.3 KB (493 words) - 13:36, 26 June 2013
- Greater Yellow-headed Vulture ... rion. Usually last in the Vulture pecking order; it is dependent on larger vultures, such as the King Vulture, to open the hides of larger animal carcasses as ... ... und in [http://hivewire3d.com/songbird-remix-vultures2.html Songbird Remix Vultures2]'''4 KB (707 words) - 13:36, 26 June 2013
- Slender-billed Vulture ... ection of Birds (RSPB) has placed the approximate number of slender-billed vultures living beyond confines at about 1,000 in 2009 and predictions estimate tot ... ... is social and usually found in conspecific flocks, interacting with other vultures at carcasses.3 KB (466 words) - 13:51, 26 June 2013
- White-rumped Vulture ... renal failure resulting in visceral gout in the vast majority of examined vultures. It has been reported from many protected areas across its range. The gov ... '''Cool Facts:''' This is the smallest of the Gyps vultures.4 KB (694 words) - 13:50, 26 June 2013
- White-backed Vulture ... tral Kenya an apparent decline of 69% was noted in the numbers of ''Gyps'' vultures between 2001 and 2003. As these are visiting individuals from a wide-rangi ... '''Diet:''' Wide variety of carrion. White-backed Vultures are a gregarious species congregating at carcasses.3 KB (500 words) - 13:52, 26 June 2013
- Rüppell's Vulture ... ount of mature adults. This species faces similar threats to other African vultures, being susceptible to habitat conversion to agro-pastoral systems, loss of ... ... tations to their diet and are specialized feeders even among the Old World vultures of Africa. They have an especially powerful build and, after the most attr ...5 KB (788 words) - 13:52, 26 June 2013
- Hooded Vulture Intentional poisoning of vultures may be carried out in some areas by poachers in order to hide the location ... ... ly uniform dark brown body plumage. It is a small species compared to most vultures.3 KB (441 words) - 13:52, 26 June 2013
- Cape Vulture ... 44-53 years. Should the populations of [[White-backed Vulture|White-backed Vultures ''G. africanus'']] become depleted first, the resultant increase in huntin ... ... as promoted bush encroachment, making finding carcasses more difficult for vultures.5 KB (804 words) - 13:52, 26 June 2013
- Bearded Vulture ... though they occasionally descend to 300–600 m (980–2,000 ft), Bearded Vultures are rare below an elevation of 1,000 m (3,300 ft) and normally reside abov ... ... , which form a black beard that give the species its English name. Bearded Vultures are variably orange or rust on their head, breast and leg feathers but thi ...7 KB (1100 words) - 13:37, 26 June 2013
- King Vulture ... nearby. It is often seen near swamps or marshy places in the forests. King Vultures generally do not live above 1500 m (5000 ft), although are found in places ... ... It is generally displaced from carcasses by both Turkey Vultures and King Vultures, due to their larger size.5 KB (803 words) - 13:36, 26 June 2013
- Crested Caracara ... n the ground, the northern caracara will steal from other birds, including vultures, other hawks, pelicans, ibises and spoonbills. ... e. Although the Caracara looks like a long-legged hawk and associates with vultures, the Crested Caracara is actually closer to the Falcon family and is lumpe ...4 KB (709 words) - 16:43, 30 December 2014
- African Fish-eagle ... is scarce. Juveniles are known to feed at large mammal carcasses alongside vultures and Tawny Eagles.3 KB (498 words) - 20:00, 5 March 2015
