A bird with an impressive wingspan

Ruppell’s griffan vultures can stand up to 90cm tall with a wingspan of 26m. The head and neck are covered in fine, “Dirty” features, with a white feather collar at the base of the neck. The underbelly of a Ruppell’s griffan vulture is white.

Ruppells Vulture
Rüppell’s vulture (Gyps rueppelli), also called Rüppell’s griffon vulture, landing near a carcass, Masai Mara or Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Rüppell’s vulture is listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN.

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