Talk:Lappet-faced Vulture
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Image is public domain from USFWS, where it is titled as Nubian vulture.
[edit] Too big
"It is about 1.15 meters long, with a wingspan of 3,000 meters. The average weight is 14 kilograms." These are most certainly not averages. Ferguson-Lees et al. (2001) put its length range at 95–115 cm, wingspan at 250–290 cm and weight at 5.4–9.4 kg in the wild, with an average of only 6.2 kg for East African birds. Also weights of 6.5–9.2 kg (males) and 10.5–13.9 kg (females) were reported for captive negrevensis. --Anshelm '77 00:35, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] I changed the average weight
According to the following sources, I have changed the average weight of this vulture.
- Roberts Birds of Southern Africa 6th edition: range for 23 birds: 5.9–7.9 kg, average: 6.6 kg
- Roberts Birds of Southern Africa 7th edition: range for 35 birds: 4.4–8.5 kg, average: 6.7 kg
- Mundy et al: The Vultures of Africa: range for 13 birds : 6.0–7.95 kg, average: 6.78 kg, range for other 19 birds: 5.4–8.0 kg, average: 6.76 kg
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Vol. 2: range: 5.4–9.4 kg, average 6.78 kg, 6.2 kg in East Africa
