The Long-billed Vulture is a typical vulture, with a bald head, very broad wings and short tail feathers. It is smaller and less heavily built than the Eurasian Griffon, usually weighing between 5.5 and 6.3 kg (12–13.9 lbs) and measuring 80–103 cm (31–41 in) long and 1.96 to 2.38 m (6.4 to 7.8 ft) across the wings.[2][3] It is distinguished from that species by its less buff body and wing coverts. It also lacks the whitish median covert bar shown by Griffon.Down 98% in population in Sub continent due to rampant use of banned drug diclofenac for vetinery applications,these majestic birds are on path to their recovery.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 14:19:03 +0000
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