Lappet-faced Vulture (Torgos tracheliotos)
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About Lappet-faced Vulture (Torgos tracheliotos)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Birds
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
The lappet-faced vulture or Nubian vulture is an Old World vulture belonging to the bird order Accipitriformes, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks. It is the only member of the genus Torgos. It is not closely related to the superficially similar New World vultures, and does not share the good sense of smell of some members of that family of birds.