Information about Nubian Vulture
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The Lappet-faced Vulture or Nubian Vulture, (Torgos tracheliotus) is an African Old World vulture belonging to the bird order Accipitriformes, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks. It is the only member of the genus Torgos. A distinct subspecies T. t. negevensis occurs in the Sinai, the Negev desert and probably in north-west Saudi Arabia.
It is not closely related to the superficially similar New World vultures, and does not share that group's good sense of smell.
Like many vultures, it has a bald head. The pink (sometimes reddish) coloration is a distinctive feature. The head is bald because a feathered head would become spattered with blood and other fluids, and thus be difficult to keep clean.
It is a scavenging bird, feeding mostly from carcasses of dead animals which it finds by sight or by watching other vultures. Large carcasses, since they provide the most subsistence at a sitting, are preferred. Lappet-faced Vultures, perhaps more so than any other vulture, will also on occasion attack young and weak living animals and raid the nests of other birds. Locally, Lesser Flamingoes, among others, have been reported to be culled by Lappet-faces in this way.
It is about 1.15 meters (3.8 feet) long, with a wingspan of 2.5 meters (8.5 feet). The average weight is 7.5 kilograms (16.5 pounds). There are some records of birds as heavy as 15 kilogram (33 pounds), but these are believed to reference overfed, zoo-kept specimens. They are the most powerful and aggressive of the African vultures and other vultures usually cede a carcass to the Lappet-faced Vulture. This is often beneficial to the less-powerful vultures because the Lappet-face can tear through the tough hides and muscles of large mammals that the others can't penetrate, although hyaenas are even more efficient in this regard.
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Chordata
Bateson, 1885
Typical Classes
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Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Typical Classes
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Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Accipitriformes
Families
Accipitridae
Pandionidae
Sagittariidae
Cathartidae
In a common but inaccurate way in which the raptors are classified, the order Accipitriformes
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Families
Accipitridae
Pandionidae
Sagittariidae
Cathartidae
In a common but inaccurate way in which the raptors are classified, the order Accipitriformes
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Accipitridae
Vieillot, 1816
Subfamilies
The Accipitridae
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Vieillot, 1816
Subfamilies
- Accipitrinae
- Aegypiinae
- Buteoninae
- Circaetinae
- Circinae
- Elaninae
- Milvinae
- Perninae
The Accipitridae
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Johann Reinhold Forster (October 22, 1729 – December 9, 1798) was a German naturalist of partial Scottish descent who made contributions to the early ornithology of Europe and North America.
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Aegypiinae
Genera
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Old World vultures belong to the family Accipitridae, which also includes eagles, buzzards, kites, and hawks.
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Genera
See text.
Old World vultures belong to the family Accipitridae, which also includes eagles, buzzards, kites, and hawks.
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Accipitriformes
Families
Accipitridae
Pandionidae
Sagittariidae
Cathartidae
In a common but inaccurate way in which the raptors are classified, the order Accipitriformes
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Families
Accipitridae
Pandionidae
Sagittariidae
Cathartidae
In a common but inaccurate way in which the raptors are classified, the order Accipitriformes
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Eagles are large birds of prey which mainly inhabit Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just two species (the Bald and Golden Eagles) are found in North America north of Mexico, with a few more species in Central and South America, and three in Australia.
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Kites are raptors with long wings and weak legs which spend a great deal of time soaring. In general they feed on carrion but may also take live prey.
They are birds of prey which along with hawks, eagles, Old World vultures and many others are in the family Accipitridae.
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They are birds of prey which along with hawks, eagles, Old World vultures and many others are in the family Accipitridae.
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buzzard is one of several large birds, but there are a number of meanings as detailed below.
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Buzzard can mean:- One of several medium-sized, wide-ranging raptors with a robust body and broad wings.
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hawk refers to birds of prey in any of three senses:
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- In strict use in Europe and Asia, to mean any of the species in the bird subfamily Accipitrinae in the genera Accipiter, Micronisus, Melierax, Urotriorchis, and Megatriorchis.
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Sinai Peninsula or Sinai (Coptic: sina; Egyptian Arabic: sina سينا; Arabic, sina'a سيناء; Sinin in most Semitic languages, Hebrew: סיני Si-nai
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Negev (Hebrew: נֶגֶב, Tiberian vocalization: Néḡeḇ; Arabic: النقب, an-Naqab
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Motto
"There is no God but Allah; Muhammad is His messenger" (the Shahadah)
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"Aash Al Maleek"
"Long live the King"
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Cathartidae
Lafresnaye, 1839
Genera
Coragyps
Cathartes
Gymnogyps
Vultur
Sarcoramphus
The New World vultures family Cathartidae
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Lafresnaye, 1839
Genera
Coragyps
Cathartes
Gymnogyps
Vultur
Sarcoramphus
The New World vultures family Cathartidae
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P. minor
Binomial name
Phoenicopterus minor
Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1798
The Lesser Flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor
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Binomial name
Phoenicopterus minor
Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1798
The Lesser Flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor
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