White-backed vultures have a very important role in the ecosystem. By removing animal remains, these scavengers clean up the environment, helping to prevent diseases from spreading. What are predators of white-backed vulture? African White-Backed Vultures have no natural predators, except humans. There are no subspecies of the African White-Backed Vulture.Read More →
Andean condor can fly 100 miles without flapping its wings. The world’s largest soaring bird can fly for hours without flapping its wings, a new study has revealed. The Andean condor has a wingspan which stretches to 10 feet and weighs up to 33 pounds, making it the world’s largestRead More →
Bald eagles decorate the sky largely because they are vultures. Their white head feathers contrast with a brown body and suggest their naked-headed ancestry. And their soaring flight, though neither purposeful nor aggressive, is a vulture trait as well. Is vulture or eagle big? The turkey vulture is smaller thanRead More →
Buzzard has become a slang term for vultures in the United States, but it’s used much differently across the Atlantic. In the UK and elsewhere, buzzard is a name for a type of hawk. Buzzards, which cover the genus Buteo, are medium- to large-sized raptors that feed on small birds,Read More →
The Indian vulture (Gyps indicus) is an Old World vulture native to India, Pakistan and Nepal. It has been listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2002, as the population severely declined. Indian vultures died of kidney failure caused by diclofenac poisoning. Why are white-backed vultures important?Read More →