White-backed vulture
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| White-backed Vulture | |
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| Adult in Etosha National Park, Namibia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
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| Order: | Accipitriformes
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| Family: | Accipitridae
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| Genus: | Gyps
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| Species: | G. africanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Gyps africanus (Salvadori, 1865)
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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.[2]
White-backed Vulture Media
Group feeding on a zebra carcass, Upper Lupande GMA, Zambia
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References
- ↑ IUCN redlist.
- ↑ Morris, Neil. Children's First Encyclopedia (1998). Italy. p. 151. ISBN 978-1-84084-332-3.