The Egyptian vulture [Neophron Percnopterus] or White Scavenger Vultureas it was called by Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente, in the episode of ElHombre y la tierra Video, is a very popular bird with a great range ofvernacular names in Spanish [abanto, águila blanca, borreguero, buitreegipcio, blanquillo,…]. This species considered “of special interest” isthe smallest vulture of Spain and Europe and it is in danger ofextinction.It is a migratory bird that arrives to Spain in spring and migrates tosub-Saharan Africa in autumn, where it stays for the winter.Every couple occupies the same territory every year, nesting in thecliffs or crags; they lay two eggs between March and April.At Peñarrubias’ cliffs a couple of Egyptian vultures have their nest andit is very usual to see them alighted on the rocks from the cottage’sbalcony.