An adult Ruppell's Griffon Vulture is easy to identify with a yellowish beak and eyes with the white-tipped wing covert feathers

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An adult Ruppell's Griffon Vulture is easy to identify with a yellowish beak and eyes with the white-tipped wing covert feathers having a scaly appearance. It takes six years to get their mature plumage

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Size: 5500px × 3647px
Location: Katavi National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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