Top 10 Largest Vultures in the World

White-Backed Vulture:The white-backed vulture (Gyps africanus) is an Old World vulture, as its habitat does not extend into the New World or the western hemisphere.

Rüppell’s Vulture:The Rüppell’s vulture has a dark brown or black body, with light feather tips on its body and shoulders that look like scales.

Lappet-Faced Vulture:The lappet-faced vulture (Torgos tracheliotos) is a massive Old World raptor that prefers drier regions than most other vultures.

 Indian Vulture: the Indian vulture (Gyps indicus) has also experienced rapid population decline due to the accidental ingestion of poisons.

Eurasian Griffon Vulture:The Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) is a large bird similar in size to the bearded vulture.

Cinereous Vulture:The cinereous vulture prefers open, mountainous terrain, including high-elevation meadows and the Central Asian steppes.

Cape Vulture:The Cape vulture, or Cape griffon (Gyps coprotheres), another African native, makes its home in South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Angola.

California Condor:The California condor is mostly black, except for a white triangle of feathers on the underside of each wing.

Bearded Vulture:The bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), also known as the lammergeier, can be found in southern Europe, Asia, and parts of Africa.

Andean Condor:Not only is the Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) the largest vulture on Earth, it is also the largest raptor and one of the largest flying birds in existence.