Ruppells Griffon Vulture
by Ramabhadran Thirupattur
Title
Ruppells Griffon Vulture
Artist
Ramabhadran Thirupattur
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
Rüppell's vulture or Rüppell's griffon vulture (Gyps rueppelli) is a large vulture that occurs throughout the Sahel region of central Africa. The current population of 30,000 is decreasing due to loss of habitat, incidental poisoning, and other factors
Rüppell's vulture is considered to be the highest-flying bird, with confirmed evidence of a flight at an altitude of 11,300 metres (37,100 ft) above sea level.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rüppell%27s_vulture
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October 25th, 2017
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Comments (3)
Don Columbus
Congratulations Ramabhadran, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings"! I invite you to place it in the group's "2017 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
William Tasker
This is a wonderful! I really enjoyed viewing this one! Your beautiful image has been featured by Wild Birds Of The World, a nature photography group. L/F
Ramabhadran Thirupattur replied:
Thank you very much for the feature and your word of encouragement!!!
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