Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus)

Query: Iconographia zoologica

Result: 955^th of 1525

Subject:	Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus)
Poster:	Wiki Photos (---@---.---)

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Artist Jacques Christophe Werner (1798–1856)
Creator:A. Belin
Description
Neophron percnopterus
Date 1842-1848
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer Temminck & Werner, Oiseaux d'Europe, Ordre 1, Rapaces
Old Latin name Neophron percnopterus
New Latin name Neophron percnopterus
Common name Nederlands: Aasgier
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Neophron_percnopterus_-_1842-1848_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ18100145.tif

The Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus), also called the white scavenger vulture or pharaoh's chicken, 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.

Iconographia zoologica
955/1525

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