Can anyone identify this bird?
Oct 17, 2023 16:57:00 #
This photo is from a trip I took last month to Tanzania and was taken in the Ngorongoro Crater. I know the large bird is a Grey Crowned Crane but I cannot find what type of what I believe is some kind of vulture. The crane was doing it's best to scare off the vulture but it never even opened it's wings. Any help with this would be appreciated.
Oct 17, 2023 17:15:43 #
The vulture seems like a juvenile, probably making it harder (easier) to identify in birds from Tanzania. He doesn't seem very intimidated by the crane.
Oct 17, 2023 17:30:57 #
mlhoff wrote:
This photo is from a trip I took last month to Tanzania and was taken in the Ngorongoro Crater. I know the large bird is a Grey Crowned Crane but I cannot find what type of what I believe is some kind of vulture. The crane was doing it's best to scare off the vulture but it never even opened it's wings. Any help with this would be appreciated.
Interesting set. Could be a young white backed vulture.
Oct 18, 2023 15:11:41 #
mlhoff wrote:
This photo is from a trip I took last month to Tanzania and was taken in the Ngorongoro Crater. I know the large bird is a Grey Crowned Crane but I cannot find what type of what I believe is some kind of vulture. The crane was doing it's best to scare off the vulture but it never even opened it's wings. Any help with this would be appreciated.
Gorgeous little guy in a great trio of shots
Oct 20, 2023 09:38:55 #
After doing a lot of research I am inclined to believe that this is a Eurasian Griffon Vulture. I know that Tanzania is not where they are normally found but based on the color of the neck and head and the patterns on the wings it is the one vulture that fits. I am pretty sure it is not a white-backed because the feathers at the base of the neck are totally different. If my deductions are wrong please let me know.
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