The Indian vulture (Gyps indicus) - लांब चोचीचे गिधाड - வெண்முதுகுக் கழு

The Indian Vulture is otherwise called as Long-billed vulture. This species mainly breeds on cliffs but can also breed on trees. The Indian Vultures like other vultures in India are in Critically Endangered Status because of the use of Diclofenac. The Indian vulture is medium-sized and bulky. Its body and covert feathers are pale, its flight feathers are darker. Its wings are broad and its tail feathers short. Its head and neck are almost bald, and its bill is rather long. It is 81–103 cm (32–41 in) long and has a wing span of – m (6.4–7.8 ft). Females are smaller than males. It weighs 5.5–6.3 kg (12–14 lb). It is smaller and less heavily built than the Eurasian griffon. It is distinguished from that species by its less buff body and wing coverts. It also lacks the whitish median covert bar shown by griffons Location : Pench Tiger Reserve,MadhyaPradesh. #indian_vulture #india_scavengers #scavenging_birds Information Source: Wikipedia