DECOMPOSED VULTURE , BHOPAL INDIA .
970 views · Published 16 November 2013 · 0:19 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: Shan H Fernandes · 2013 · Pets & Animals
A decomposed vulture , saw this at Bhadbhada ghat in Bhopal , Madhya Pradesh , INDIA . Vulture is the name given to two groups of convergently evolved, usually scavenging birds of prey: the New World vultures, including the Californian and Andean Condors; and the Old World vultures, including the birds that are seen scavenging on carcasses of dead animals on African plains. Research has shown that some traditional Old World Vultures (including the Bearded Vulture) are not closely related to the others, which is why the vultures are to be subdivided into three taxa rather than two. New World vultures are found in North and South America; Old World vultures are found in Europe, Africa and Asia, meaning that between the two groups, vultures are found on every continent except Australia and Antarctica. A particular characteristic of many vultures is a bald head, devoid of normal feathers. This helps to keep the head clean when feeding. Research has shown that the bare skin may play an important role in thermoregulation . There are 16 species, the last three of which are distinct from the others: Cinereous Vulture, Aegypius monachus Griffon Vulture, Gyps fulvus White-rumped Vulture, Gyps bengalensis Rüppell's Vulture, Gyps rueppelli Indian Vulture, Gyps indicus Slender-billed Vulture, Gyps tenuirostris Himalayan Vulture, Gyps himalayensis White-backed Vulture, Gyps africanus Cape Vulture, Gyps coprotheres Hooded Vulture, Necrosyrtes monachus Red-headed Vulture, Sarcogyps calvus Lappet-faced Vulture, Torgos tracheliotus White-headed Vulture, Trigonoceps occipitalis Lammergeier or Bearded Vulture, Gypaetus barbatus Egyptian Vulture, Neophron percnopterus Palm-nut Vulture, Gypohierax angolensis
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