Aegypius monachus
The enormous Cinereous Vulture can grow to between 43 and 47.24 inches in length, weigh up to 31 pounds, and have a nearly 10-foot wingspan.
Cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus) with open wings. This vulture is one of the biggest flying birds in the world.
The Cinereous vulture builds a big nest, usually in an older tree or the edge of a cliff.
Like the lappet-faced vulture of Africa, the cinereous vulture’s bill is powerful enough to tear open the toughest hides.
Cinereous vulture, Aegypius monachus, isolated on white.
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