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Localisation

Etosha National Park
Namibia

Métadonnées

Marque Canon EOS 7D
Objectif
Exposition 1/500 s, f/16, ISO 400 
Taille de l'image 473 x 667 pixels

Nom IOC Deutsch  Ohrengeier Dutch  Oorgier
Italian  Avvoltoio orecchiuto Spanish  Buitre Orejudo

Commentaires

This vulture is threatened and rare outside major game reserves. It gets its name from the hanging piece of flesh (lappet) on the sides of face. Note the white thighs and the white bar running along the forepart of the underwing.




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    14/08/2011

Vautour oricou
Torgos tracheliotos
Lappet-faced Vulture

Jean-Michel PAULUS