Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hawks, Eagles and Kites :: White-backed Vulture

White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus

Described by: Salvadori (1865)
Alternate common name(s): African White-backed Vulture
Old scientific name(s): Pseudogyps africanus

Photographs

Location unknown - Date unknown © Dan Marsh  Location unknown - Date unknown © Dan Marsh  Location unknown - Date unknown © Dan Marsh  Nairobi National Park, Kenya - Jan 31, 2010 © Hans&Judy Beste  Nairobi National Park, Kenya - Jan 31, 2010 © Hans&Judy Beste 
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Range

Africa s. of the Sahara;
Mauritania, Senegambia e. through s. Mali, s. Niger, s. Chad and s. Sudan to Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya and s. to s. Namibia, s. Botswana, n. and e. South Africa (Transvaal, Natal, Swaziland, w. Orange Free State and n. Cape Province).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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