The ones that got away_ White-backed and King Vultures in north India
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A flock of White-backed (Asian white-backed vulture - Gyps bengalensis) / Long-billed Vultures at Dhikala Chaur or grassland at Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India. Also sitting with them is a pair of King Vultures, identified by their red coloured necks. The Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) is also known as the Black Vulture.
The scientific name of king vulture is Sarcoramphus papa. It is a large bird found in Central and South America. It is a member of the New World vulture family Cathartidae. This vulture lives predominantly in tropical lowland forests stretching from southern Mexico to northern Argentina, though some believe that William Bartram's Painted Vulture of Florida may be of this species. It is the only surviving member of the genus Sarcoramphus, though fossil members are known. It is large and predominantly white, with gray to black ruff, flight, and tail feathers. Its head and neck are bald, with the skin color varying, including yellow, orange, blue, purple, and red. The King Vulture has a very noticeable yellow fleshy caruncle on its beak. This vulture is a scavenger and it often makes the initial cut into a fresh carcass. It also displaces smaller New World vulture species from a carcass. King Vultures have been known to live for up to 30 years in captivity. King Vultures were popular figures in the Mayan codices as well as in local folklore and medicine.The adult King Vulture is the most strikingly colored of the New World vultures.[17] It is predominantly white, though its ruff, flight, and tail feathers range from gray to an opalescent black.[18] The white plumage also has a slight rose-yellow tinge to it.[19] It has a thick, strong bill that, whilst the most powerful among the New World vultures, is quite small compared to that of other large birds of prey.[17] This bill has a hooked tip and a sharp cutting edge.[18] The bird has broad wings and a short, broad, and square tail.[19] Its eyes are straw-colored and it has keen eyesight.[7] Unlike some New World vultures, the King Vulture lacks eyelashes.[20] The King Vulture also has a highly noticeable yellow fleshy crest on its orange and black bill;[17] this caruncle does not fully form until the bird's fourth year.[21] It also has gray legs and long, thick claws.[19] The vulture is minimally sexually dimorphic, with no difference in plumage and little in size between males and females.[22] The juvenile vultur
This footage is part of the professionally-shot stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of imagery from South Asia. The Wilderness Films India collection comprises of thousands of hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM 1080i High Definition, HDV and Digital Betacam. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... rupindang [at] gmail [dot] com and admin@wildfilmsindia.com.
The scientific name of king vulture is Sarcoramphus papa. It is a large bird found in Central and South America. It is a member of the New World vulture family Cathartidae. This vulture lives predominantly in tropical lowland forests stretching from southern Mexico to northern Argentina, though some believe that William Bartram's Painted Vulture of Florida may be of this species. It is the only surviving member of the genus Sarcoramphus, though fossil members are known. It is large and predominantly white, with gray to black ruff, flight, and tail feathers. Its head and neck are bald, with the skin color varying, including yellow, orange, blue, purple, and red. The King Vulture has a very noticeable yellow fleshy caruncle on its beak. This vulture is a scavenger and it often makes the initial cut into a fresh carcass. It also displaces smaller New World vulture species from a carcass. King Vultures have been known to live for up to 30 years in captivity. King Vultures were popular figures in the Mayan codices as well as in local folklore and medicine.The adult King Vulture is the most strikingly colored of the New World vultures.[17] It is predominantly white, though its ruff, flight, and tail feathers range from gray to an opalescent black.[18] The white plumage also has a slight rose-yellow tinge to it.[19] It has a thick, strong bill that, whilst the most powerful among the New World vultures, is quite small compared to that of other large birds of prey.[17] This bill has a hooked tip and a sharp cutting edge.[18] The bird has broad wings and a short, broad, and square tail.[19] Its eyes are straw-colored and it has keen eyesight.[7] Unlike some New World vultures, the King Vulture lacks eyelashes.[20] The King Vulture also has a highly noticeable yellow fleshy crest on its orange and black bill;[17] this caruncle does not fully form until the bird's fourth year.[21] It also has gray legs and long, thick claws.[19] The vulture is minimally sexually dimorphic, with no difference in plumage and little in size between males and females.[22] The juvenile vultur
This footage is part of the professionally-shot stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of imagery from South Asia. The Wilderness Films India collection comprises of thousands of hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM 1080i High Definition, HDV and Digital Betacam. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... rupindang [at] gmail [dot] com and admin@wildfilmsindia.com.