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» Genus: Torgos

#1 29-01-2009 17:49:43

Candys Style: Moderator; (Hover for details); Registered: 05-05-2008; Favourite Bird: Pygmy Kingfisher

Genus: Torgos

Genus: Torgos
Family: Accipitridae (the diurnal birds of prey)

The Lappet-faced Vulture is the only bird to fall underneath this genus. It is African Old World vulture which belongs to the same family as eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks.
It is not closely related to the superficially similar New World vultures, and does not share the good sense of smell of some members of that group.
Like many vultures, it has a bald head (for hygene purposes) and feeds mainly on carcasses.
This species is vulnerable.

Vulture that falls underneath this genus:
* Torgos tracheliotus: Lappet-faced Vulture

Photo of a Lappet-faced Vulture pair by Picture Taker 2 under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 2.0 Generic License.