Lappet-faced vulture
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Torgos tracheliotus
Huge beak
This vulture's powerful beak allows it to tear into carcasses that other vultures cannot open.
Lappets
The flap of skin on each side of the head is a distinguishing feature of this vulture.
Habitat/Range
Plains, scrublands, and semi-arid areas of Africa
Wild Diet
Carrion (dead animals), Eggs, and Small animals
Predators
Hyenas
Reproduction
Both parents incubate their eggs and raise their young in treetop nests. Two eggs may be laid, but usually only one chick is raised.
Conservation
DECLINING
Stable throughout most of its range, but decreasing in some areas.
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