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White-backed Vulture
2012-white-backed-vulture.jpg
Adult in Etosha National Park, Namibia
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
Genus:
Gyps
Species:
G. africanus
Binomial name
Gyps africanus
(Salvadori, 1865)
Vautour africain MHNT
Egg of Gyps africanus

The White-backed Vulture is a bird of the family Accipitridae which also includes eagles and hawks. They live in the African grasslands. They eat the leftovers of big cats. After their meal, they clean their feathers well so that they are always in good flying condition.

Images for kids

  • White-backed vulture (Gyps africanus) feeding on elephant leg composite

    feeding on elephant leg, Matetsi Safari Area, Zimbabwe

  • White-backed vultures (Gyps africanus) on zebra carcass

    feeding on zebra carcass, Etosha National Park, Namibia

  • Weißrückengeier Gyps africanus HP L2043

    Cuando River, Chobe National Park, Botswana

  • African white-backed vulture (Gyps africanus) flight - Flickr - Lip Kee

    adult

  • White-backed vulture (Gyps africanus) landing composite

    adult coming in to land

  • White-backed vulture (Gyps africanus) sub adult in flight

    sub-adult

  • White-backed vulture (Gyps africanus) juvenile in flight

    juvenile

  • White-backed Vulture Chobe

    Chobe river, Botswana

  • African white-backed vulture (Gyps africanus) - Flickr - Lip Kee

    adult

  • African white-backed vulture - juvenile - Flickr - Lip Kee

    immature coming in to land

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