Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Lappet-faced Vulture

Torgos tracheliotos

The Lappet-faced Vulture (Torgos tracheliotos) is a 7.0 kg grassland bird that eats mostly carrion. Some populations migrate.

Family

Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Order

Accipitriformes

Weight

7.0 kg

Habitat

Grassland

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

20

Photo: (c) Claude Kolwelter, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist