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White-headed Vulture
The White-headed Vulture is an Old World vulture endemic to Africa. It has a pink beak and a white crest, and the featherless areas on its head are pale. Its has dark brown upper parts and black tail feathers. The feathers on its lower parts and legs are white. It has a wing span of 2 m and spends a lot of time soaring looking for food. It roosts in tall trees near to water at night.
Information source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-headed_Vulture
Author: Tanya Stollznow
© Tanya Stollznow
Photo size: 21.0 Mpixels (60.1 MB uncompressed) - 5615x3744 pixels (18.7x12.5 in / 47.5x31.7 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: africa, bird, feather, feathers, south africa, vulture, white-headed vulture, wild, wildlife
Published in: World Wildlife