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White-Backed Vulture

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The White-Backed Vulture is a magnificent bird that soars high in the sky! With its impressive wingspan, it can spot food from miles away.

Lebensraum: Open grasslands and savannas in Africa.

Aussehen

The White-Backed Vulture is a medium-sized scavenger, predominantly dark brown with striking white downy feathers on its lower back, visible in flight. It has a bare, greyish-black neck and head, contrasting with its dark body plumage. Its broad wings and short tail are typical of a soaring raptor.

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White-Backed Vulture

Kategorie

Vögel

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

Mach den ersten Snap!

Interessante Fakten

A circling group of vultures is surprisingly called a 'kettle'!

Their bald heads prevent messy feathers while they are feeding on carcasses.

These vultures can safely eat bacteria-filled meat that would harm other animals!

They often follow lions and other predators to finish off their leftovers.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

White-Backed Vulture can ride invisible columns of warm air because this helps them soar effortlessly for hours without flapping.

White-Backed Vulture has incredibly sharp vision that helps them spot tiny food sources from very high altitudes.

White-Backed Vulture can efficiently strip carcasses clean because their strong beaks and stomach acids help keep ecosystems healthy.

Maße und Details

Länge: 78-90 cm
Flügelspannweite: 196-226 cm
Gewicht: 4.2-7.2 kg
Lebenserwartung: 19-20 Jahre
Top Speed: 70 km/h
Gelegegröße: 1
Brutzeit: 56-58 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These incredible birds eat mostly dead animals, helping keep the savannas clean and healthy!

Hauptnahrung

large mammal carcasses
smaller animal carcasses
predator leftovers

Nahrungssuche

Scavenging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

depends on

Lion

Panthera leo

follows to scavenge predator kills

eats

Wildebeest

Connochaetes taurinus

feeds on their deceased bodies

symbiotic with

Spotted Hyena

Crocuta crocuta

competes for carrion at kill sites

shelters

Umbrella Thorn Acacia

Vachellia tortilis

builds nests in its sturdy branches

Merkmale

Sozial

Soziale Tiere leben in organisierten Gruppen und kooperieren, um ihr Überleben zu sichern, beispielsweise bei der Nahrungssuche, Verteidigung und Aufzucht der Jungen.