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Birds
Vultures & Scavengers
Egyptian Vulture
Neophron percnopterus
Local name: Safed Gidh / गिद्ध
lightbulbUses stones to break eggs — a rare tool-using bird.
Identification
The Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus) is part of the WRK FO field reference used for incident intake and ground reports. Local names include Safed Gidh / गिद्ध.
Habitat. Open country, ruins, dumps and livestock camps
Diet. Carrion, refuse, eggs
Field notes. Small pale vulture with a wedge tail. Dump-site juveniles are often mistaken for other species. Listed under the Wildlife (Protection) Act as Schedule IV.
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Habitat
Open country, ruins, dumps and livestock camps
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Diet
Carrion, refuse, eggs
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Behavior
Small pale vulture with a wedge tail. Dump-site juveniles are often mistaken for other species.
