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Neophron percnopterus
Adult has distinctive white wings with black edges. Tail wedge shaped. Bare yellow skin on head, slender bill. Nests on rock ledges. L 60-70, WS155-180.
Open country, hills and plains. In the east and N Africa a village scavanger
There are old nests of vultures in St Katherine. Bur in recent years vultures haven't been nesting in the Sinai. Are they on the come-back? Spotted flying over Wadi Beeda, Dahab.
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