“They may steal prey from other raptors, and have been known to eat carrion as long as it has not been dead too long.”

“As they soar over foraging areas, they scan the ground, searching for carrion or scavengers that might signal the presence of something dead.”

“They have also been known to steal prey from other raptors and to eat fresh carrion.”

“This bird is quite common in the urban areas where it feeds on refuse and carrions, and hence its dirty reputation.”

“Most flesh flies breed in dung and decaying materials, other certain species are necrophagous which they colonized in carrions.”