This friendly vulture is called the Egyptian Vulture and it has three different subspecies. The percnopterus can have a wingspan of up to 19 to 21 inches and is the subspecies that is most wide spread through Central Africa and in parts of Asia. The ginginianus can get to a length (from the very tip of the beak to the end of the tail feathers) of 9.0 to 9.9 inches and is most commonly found in India. The majorensis subspecies can get to a weight of about 5.5 pounds and these ones are found on small islands just off the coast of North Western Africa.
Unfortunately, the Egyptian Vulture is currently endangered due to things that could possibly be poaching, food sources are to far away, or habitat loss, but I couldn’t find out just why these creatures are endangered.
Fun fact about the Egyptian Vulture: they are one of the few birds that uses a tool to get to food.
In order to get to the contents of a hard shelled egg like an ostrich egg they will either smash it against a rock or hurdle a rock at it.
Like most vultures the Egyptian Vulture is a carnivorous bird. In the warmer parts of the day they will feed on small prey like little birds and reptiles.
