Lappet-faced Vulture
Torgos tracheliotos
Smaller birds, mammals, insects and reptiles
Poisoning by humans, loss of prey due to habitat disruption
The “lappets” on its head that give the bird its name
Nubian vulture, African eared vulture
Deserts, dry savannas, dry scrub, mountain slopes, wadis
Lappet-Faced Vulture
Africa and the Middle East
40 to 50 years
37 to 45 inches
Humans