African Bird Club

Search the African Bird image database by:

Egyptian Vulture

Egyptian Vulture - Adults and juvenile

Photographer

» Abdi jama

Location

» Erigavo Town trash dump, Somaliland.

Country image taken

» Somalia

Date

» July, 2008

Equipment

» Canon Rebel+Canon 70-210mm EF lens.

Bird Species

»Neophron percnopterus - Egyptian Vulture

Bird Species (French)

»Vautour percnoptère

Bird Family

»Accipitridae - Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Bird Group

»Accipitriformes Secretarybird, Ospreys, Kites, Hawks, Eagles, Vultures

Bird Status

» Endangered

Remarks

» A lovely Mix of age-groups in Erigavo trash dump, Somaliland. Egyptian Vultures were in healthy numbers to the far east of Somalilnd getting fewer & rarer to the central parts & practically ABSENT to the west all the way to Djibouti/Ethiopian border. NOT EVEN ONE can be seen very sadly.

Related images