The diagnostic white back of an adult White-backed Vulture makes it easy to identify when flying or thermoregualting as this bird is doing. Once commo


The diagnostic white back of an adult White-backed Vulture makes it easy to identify when flying or thermoregualting as this bird is doing. Once common through-out Eastern and Southern africa they are suffering a massive decline through dleiberate and incidental poisoning.


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Location: Katavi National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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