A Lappet faced or Nubian vulture - torgos tracheliotos - at a ground water spring in Zambia, Africa

A Lappet faced or Nubian vulture - torgos tracheliotos - is seen after drinking from a fresh water spring In Luangwa Valley Zambia during the dry season. It is the largest vulture in Africa, with a wingspan that can reach 2.9 metres (9.5 feet).

These birds clean themselves, which it may also be doing at the spring..

It is an old world vulture belonging to the bird order accipitriformes, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks The subspecies can also be found in the Arabian peninsulas. They are generally solitary birds.