Lappet-faced vulture  (Torgos tracheliotos)

Facts

Also known as: Nubian vulture
Previously known as: Torgos tracheliotus
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderFalconiformes
FamilyAccipitridae
GenusTorgos (1)
SizeLength: 78 - 115 cm (2)
Wingspan: c. 280 cm (3)
Weight4400 – 8500 g (3)

Status

Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1), and listed on Appendix II of CITES (4) and Appendix II of the Convention on Migratory Species (2).

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