Egyptian vulture

Neophron percnopterus · Accipitridae

The Egyptian vulture, also called the white scavenger vulture or pharaoh's chicken, is a small Old World vulture in the monotypic genus Neophron. It is widely distributed from the Iberian Peninsula, North Africa, West Asia and India. The contrasting underwing pattern and wedge-shaped tail make it distinctive in flight as it soars in thermals during the warmer parts of the day.

Where the Egyptian vulture lives

Recorded in Spain, India, France, Israel, Portugal, United Arab Emirates and Turkey (Europe and Asia).

Most records fall in Cáceres, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Las Palmas and Huesca.

See the Egyptian vulture’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Endangered (EN). In danger of dying out in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 188,293 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.