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Indian vulture

Gyps indicus

Description:

The Long-billed Vulture is a typical vulture, with a bald head, very broad wings and short tail feathers, usually weighing between 5.5 and 6.3 kg (12–13.9 lbs) and measuring 80–103 cm (31–41 in) long and 1.96 to 2.38 m (6.4 to 7.8 ft) across the wings.

Habitat:

Seen near a hill.

Notes:

Indian vultures feeding on a carcass and Red-headed Vulturecan be seen towards the left of the picture.

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Rajasthan, India

Spotted on Oct 5, 2015
Submitted on Feb 25, 2016

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