White-headed Vulture

Trigonoceps occipitalis

The White-headed Vulture is an Old World vulture endemic to Africa. It has a pink beak and a white crest, and the featherless areas on its head are pale. Its has dark brown upper parts and black tail feathers. The feathers on its lower parts and legs are white. It has a wing span of 2 m and spends a lot of time soaring looking for food. It roosts in tall trees near to water at night.
White-headed Vulture - Pink Scavenger When I first saw this raptor, I thought of it as "pink", rather than "white-headed" as it is called. Non the less, this vulture is rather shy and not regularly seen. And unlike other vulture species, it is normally spotted alone. Fall,Geotagged,Namibia,Trigonoceps occipitalis,White-headed Vulture,pink,pose,raptor,white

Appearance

The White-headed Vulture is a medium-sized vulture, 72–85 cm in length and 207–230 cm in wingspan. Females weigh more than males; they usually weigh around 4.7 kg , while males weigh 4 kg or less.
White-headed Vulture closeup This vulture is out of the ordinary: it's not just a scavenger, it also hunts live prey. Where most vultures have relatively weak claws, this species evolved into its claws being one of his best assets. Check out this photo in zoom mode to see how it was blinking whilst I captured it. Oliemeulen,Trigonoceps occipitalis,Vulture,White-headed Vulture,birds

Status

The White-headed Vulture is rarer than previously believed, its conservation status was changed from Least Concern to Vulnerable in the 2007 IUCN Red List.

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Status: Vulnerable
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderAccipitriformes
FamilyAccipitridae
GenusTrigonoceps
SpeciesT. occipitalis
Photographed in
Namibia
Netherlands
South Africa