5083 x 3380 px | 43 x 28,6 cm | 16,9 x 11,3 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
21 décembre 2008
Informations supplémentaires:
The Indian White-rumped Vulture (Gyps bengalensis) is an Old World vulture in the family Accipitridae, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks. It is closely related to the European Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus). At one time it was believed to be even closer to the White-backed Vulture; its alternate name, Oriental White-backed Vulture, is a leftover from that time. It breeds on crags or in trees in northern and central India, Pakistan and southeast Asia, laying one egg. Birds may form loose colonies. The population is mostly resident. Like other vultures it is a scavenger, feeding mostly from carcasses of dead animals which it finds by soaring over savannah and around human habitation. It often moves in flocks. The White-rumped Vulture is a typical vulture, with a bald head, very broad wings and short tail feathers. It is much smaller than European Griffon. It has a white neck ruff. The adult’s whitish back, rump and underwing coverts contrast with the otherwise dark plumage. Juveniles are largely dark.
