A small vulture found in the Iberian Peninsula, the Egyptian vulture is also known as white scavenger vulture or pharaoh’s chicken. They generally inhabit arid open areas such as steppes, deserts, cereal fields and pastures, and move to rocky sites for nesting.
Though they feed mostly on carrion, they are opportunistic predators and will not miss a chance to prey on small mammals, reptiles and birds. They have a long beak with the help of which they tear off small pieces of meat left by larger scavengers. The thin beak can fit through narrow spaces between bones to get food that large-beaked vultures cannot reach. They usually break large eggs with the help of stones; they drop a stone on the egg and feast on its content when it breaks open.
Egyptian vultures hunt by sight and not smell. They mostly seek food in open areas where they can see carcasses from a height.
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