White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Epic
- Observations
- 6,148
- Most observed in
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Conservation
- Critically Endangered
Description
The white-backed vulture (Gyps africanus) is an Old World vulture in the family Accipitridae, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks. It is the most common vulture species in the continent of Africa.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “White-backed vulture”.