#1149 · 🐦 birds

Egyptian Vulture

🇳🇱 Aasgier ·Neophron percnopterus

ENendangered 🐦 Birds 📍 in Europe, not in NL

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

what is it?

The Egyptian vulture ( Neophron percnopterus ), also called the white scavenger vulture or pharaoh's chicken , is a small Old World vulture and the only member of the genus Neophron . It is widely distributed; the Egyptian vulture is found from southwestern Europe and northern Africa to India. The contrasting underwing pattern and wedge-shaped tail make it distinctive in flight as it soars in thermals during the warmer parts of the day. Egyptian vultures feed mainly on carrion but...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 7,551iNaturalist observations
weight 2 kgadult, up to
threat ENendangered

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
7,551 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs up to about 2 kg.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).
Listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.