{"id":9866,"date":"2018-08-10T06:53:31","date_gmt":"2018-08-10T05:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=9866"},"modified":"2019-10-18T10:18:00","modified_gmt":"2019-10-18T09:18:00","slug":"lappet-faced-vulture-torgos-tracheliotos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=9866","title":{"rendered":"Lappet-faced Vulture<br> <em>Torgos tracheliotos<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&gt;&gt; GENERAL &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; one of the largest raptors in the world, much larger than <a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=9663\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Golden Eagle<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; SW Asian\/African origin, potential vagrant to Southern WP<br \/>\n&#8211; mainly non-migratory, long-range dispersion of immatures<\/p>\n<p><strong>&gt;&gt; VISUAL ID &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=9867\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9867\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2698_MPU_I1Q5949_07012015_tortra_ssp-nubicus_AD_eth_abiata-shalla-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2698_MPU_I1Q5949_07012015_tortra_ssp-nubicus_AD_eth_abiata-shalla.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2698_MPU_I1Q5949_07012015_tortra_ssp-nubicus_AD_eth_abiata-shalla-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2698_MPU_I1Q5949_07012015_tortra_ssp-nubicus_AD_eth_abiata-shalla-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2698_MPU_I1Q5949_07012015_tortra_ssp-nubicus_AD_eth_abiata-shalla-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Lappet-faced Vulture <em>Torgos tracheliotos nubicus<\/em>, AD<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF2698, 07\/01\/2015, Abiata Shalla, Ethiopia, Mathias Putze<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=9868\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9868\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2699_MPU_I1Q5957_07012015_tortra_ssp-nubicus_AD_eth_abiata-shalla-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2699_MPU_I1Q5957_07012015_tortra_ssp-nubicus_AD_eth_abiata-shalla.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2699_MPU_I1Q5957_07012015_tortra_ssp-nubicus_AD_eth_abiata-shalla-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2699_MPU_I1Q5957_07012015_tortra_ssp-nubicus_AD_eth_abiata-shalla-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2699_MPU_I1Q5957_07012015_tortra_ssp-nubicus_AD_eth_abiata-shalla-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Lappet-faced Vulture <em>Torgos tracheliotos nubicus<\/em>, AD<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF2699, 07\/01\/2015, Abiata Shalla, Ethiopia, Mathias Putze<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=9869\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9869\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2700_MPU_I1Q5959_07012015_tortra_ssp-nubicus_AD_eth_abiata-shalla-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2700_MPU_I1Q5959_07012015_tortra_ssp-nubicus_AD_eth_abiata-shalla.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2700_MPU_I1Q5959_07012015_tortra_ssp-nubicus_AD_eth_abiata-shalla-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2700_MPU_I1Q5959_07012015_tortra_ssp-nubicus_AD_eth_abiata-shalla-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2700_MPU_I1Q5959_07012015_tortra_ssp-nubicus_AD_eth_abiata-shalla-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Lappet-faced Vulture <em>Torgos tracheliotos nubicus<\/em>, AD<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF2700, 07\/01\/2015, Abiata Shalla, Ethiopia, Mathias Putze<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=9870\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9870\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2701_MPU_I1Q5961_07012015_tortra_ssp-nubicus_AD_eth_abiata-shalla-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2701_MPU_I1Q5961_07012015_tortra_ssp-nubicus_AD_eth_abiata-shalla.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2701_MPU_I1Q5961_07012015_tortra_ssp-nubicus_AD_eth_abiata-shalla-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2701_MPU_I1Q5961_07012015_tortra_ssp-nubicus_AD_eth_abiata-shalla-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2701_MPU_I1Q5961_07012015_tortra_ssp-nubicus_AD_eth_abiata-shalla-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Lappet-faced Vulture <em>Torgos tracheliotos nubicus<\/em>, AD<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF2701, 07\/01\/2015, Abiata Shalla, Ethiopia, Mathias Putze<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=9871\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9871\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2702_MHE_8576_101015_TorTra-nubicus-IMM_egy_bir_shalatein-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2702_MHE_8576_101015_TorTra-nubicus-IMM_egy_bir_shalatein.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2702_MHE_8576_101015_TorTra-nubicus-IMM_egy_bir_shalatein-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2702_MHE_8576_101015_TorTra-nubicus-IMM_egy_bir_shalatein-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2702_MHE_8576_101015_TorTra-nubicus-IMM_egy_bir_shalatein-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Lappet-faced Vulture <em>Torgos tracheliotos nubicus<\/em>, IMM<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF2702, 15\/10\/2010, Bir Shalatein, Egypt, Michael Hei\u00df<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=9872\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9872\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2703_MHE_8472_101015_TorTra-nubicus-IMM_egy_bir_shalatein-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2703_MHE_8472_101015_TorTra-nubicus-IMM_egy_bir_shalatein.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2703_MHE_8472_101015_TorTra-nubicus-IMM_egy_bir_shalatein-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2703_MHE_8472_101015_TorTra-nubicus-IMM_egy_bir_shalatein-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2703_MHE_8472_101015_TorTra-nubicus-IMM_egy_bir_shalatein-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Lappet-faced Vulture <em>Torgos tracheliotos nubicus<\/em>, IMM<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF2703, 15\/10\/2010, Bir Shalatein, Egypt, Michael Hei\u00df<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=9873\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9873\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2704_MHE_8495_101015_TorTra-nubicus-IMM_egy_bir_shalatein-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2704_MHE_8495_101015_TorTra-nubicus-IMM_egy_bir_shalatein.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2704_MHE_8495_101015_TorTra-nubicus-IMM_egy_bir_shalatein-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2704_MHE_8495_101015_TorTra-nubicus-IMM_egy_bir_shalatein-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2704_MHE_8495_101015_TorTra-nubicus-IMM_egy_bir_shalatein-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Lappet-faced Vulture <em>Torgos tracheliotos nubicus<\/em>, IMM<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF2704, 15\/10\/2010, Bir Shalatein, Egypt, Michael Hei\u00df<\/p>\n<p><strong>&gt;&gt; ACOUSTIC ID &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>usually nonvocal during migration<\/p>\n<p><strong>&gt;&gt; COMPARISON SPECIES &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=9425\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Cinereous Vulture<\/a> (v)<\/p>\n<p>#vulture #raptor #birdofprey #birdsofprey #soaringbird<\/p>\n<p>#ornithology #birdmigration #birdID #birdguide #birding #birdwatching #birdsound #westernpalearctic #europe #vismig #flightcalls #vismig #flightcalls #middleeast #northernafrica #workinprogress<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&gt;&gt; GENERAL &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; &#8211; one of the largest raptors in the world, much larger than Golden Eagle &#8211; SW Asian\/African origin, potential vagrant to Southern WP &#8211; mainly non-migratory, long-range dispersion of immatures &gt;&gt; VISUAL ID &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos nubicus, AD BIF2698, 07\/01\/2015, Abiata Shalla, Ethiopia, Mathias Putze Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos nubicus, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=9866\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Lappet-faced Vulture<br \/> <em>Torgos tracheliotos<\/em><\/span> <span 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