large size; dark plumage; powerful bill (Spain; 2006-06-04)
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus
Native Range:
Eurasia and Africa
Notes:
the largest Old World vulture and an endangered species in Europe; has bare blue-grey skin on head and neck, bordered by a ruff of feathers around the neck; nests in trees.
wedge-shaped tail; long and broad wings; ruff on neck (Spain; 2006-06-04)