Egyptian vulture

phylum	Chordata	The Egyptian Vulture is a small Old World vulture and the only member of the genus Neophron. It is widely distributed; the Egyptian Vulture is found from southwestern Europe and northern Africa to India. they feed mainly on carrion but are opportunistic and will prey on small mammals, birds, and reptiles. They also feed on the eggs of other birds, breaking larger ones by tossing a large pebble onto them. The use of tools is rare in birds and apart from the use of a pebble as a hammer, Egyptian Vultures also use twigs to roll up wool for use in their nest. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Gypaetinae
clade	Diapsida
Class	Aves
order	Accipitriformes
family	Accipitridae
genus	Neophron
species	N. percnopterus

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  Epoch Egyptian vulture