Egyptian Vulture

Egyptian Vulture
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	Egyptian Vulture, Neophron percnopterus in Jodhpur, India
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Inopinaves
Clade:	Afroaves
Superorder:	Accipitrimorphae
Order:	Accipitriformes
Family:	Accipitridae
Genus:	Neophron; Savigny, 1809
Species:	N. percnopterus
Binomial name
	Neophron percnopterus; Linnaeus, 1758
	Distribution of the three subspecies.

Other names[]

It is also known by other names including the White Scavenger Vulture or Pharaoh's Chicken.

Desciption[]

File:Egyptian Vulture headview.png

Front view of the Egyptian Vulture's head.

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References[]

^ BirdLife International (2013). "Neophron percnopterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

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Projects

This article is part of Project Aves, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each bird, including made-up species.

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This article is part of Project Accipitriformes, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each diurnal raptor, including made-up species.

This article is part of Project Accipitridae, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each accipitrid, including made-up species.

This article is part of Project Monotypic Genera, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each monotypic genera, including made-up species.

[IUCN-1] BirdLife International (2013). "Neophron percnopterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

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