WHITE SCAVENGER VULTURE (NEOPHRON PERCNOPTERUS)

SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION: Kingdom : Animalia Phylum : Chordata Class : Aves  Order : Falconiformes Family : Accipitridae Genus : Neophron Species : percnopterus SCIENTIFIC NAME: NEOPHRON PERCNOPTERUS IMPORTANT FACTS: Length 85 cm Weight 2.1 kg Life Span 37 years (In captivity) Sexual maturity 5 years Incubation period 55 days Clutch size 2 eggs

HABITAT   RANGE   DIET IN WILD   DIET IN ZOO Mediterranean-type shrub, grasslands, mountain ranges up to 3000 meter above sea level. RANGE   DIET IN WILD   DIET IN ZOO Throughout India, Europe, Africa and Asia. DIET IN WILD   DIET IN ZOO They are Scavengers, mainly feeding off carrion, but they also prey on small mammals and eggs.