Baku Zoological Park
Egyptian Vulture
Size and weight
50-65 cm in length and up to 175 cm in wingspan
Up to 2.4 kg
Nutrition
Carnivore
Life Span
Around 21 years
Reproduction
1-2
Conservation status
Endangered. Included in the Red Book of Azerbaijan
Africa, Europe, Asia, Caucasus and India
Easily spotted thanks to their bright yellow head, the Egyptian vultures are the smallest of all vultures and the only migratory vulture spending its winters in Africa. During the last decades, the number of Egyptian vultures declined dramatically