Rüppell's Griffon Vulture
Gyps rueppellii
Near a water hole at Nairobi National Park, Kenya. Dec. 2014.
Similar Vulture:
From Wikipedia: These are large birds, noticeably outsizing the closely related white-backed vulture, with which they often co-occur in the wild. Adults wingspan of 2.26 to 2.6 metres, and a weight that ranges from 6.4 to 9 kg. Both genders look alike: mottled brown or black overall with a whitish-brown underbelly and thin, dirty-white fluff covering the head and neck. The base of the neck has a white collar, the eye is yellow or amber, the crop patch deep brown. Silent as a rule, they become vocal at their nest and when at a carcass, squealing a great deal.
Accipitridae -- Hawk and Falcon Family
Books:
- Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania by Zimmerman et al.
- Birds of East Africa by Stevenson and Fanshawe