White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Near a water hole at Nairobi National Park, Kenya. Dec. 2014.
Similar Vulture:
Rüppell's Vulture
From Wikipedia: The white-backed vulture is a typical vulture, with only down feathers on the head and neck, very broad wings and short tail feathers. It has a white neck ruff. The adult’s whitish back contrasts with the otherwise dark plumage. Juveniles are largely dark. This is a medium-sized vulture; its body mass is 4.2 to 7.2 kilograms and has a 1.96 to 2.25 meter wingspan.
Accipitridae -- Hawk and Falcon Family
Books:
- Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania by Zimmerman et al.
- Birds of East Africa by Stevenson and Fanshawe