About: White-backed Vulture

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The White-backed vulture (Gyps africanus), is a species of Old World vulture in the Accipitridae family. It is closely related to the European griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus). Sometimes it is called African white-backed vulture to distinguish it from the Oriental white-backed vulture—nowadays usually called white-rumped vulture—to which it was formerly believed to be closely related.

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rdfs:label	White-backed Vulture
rdfs:comment	The White-backed vulture (Gyps africanus), is a species of Old World vulture in the Accipitridae family. It is closely related to the European griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus). Sometimes it is called African white-backed vulture to distinguish it from the Oriental white-backed vulture—nowadays usually called white-rumped vulture—to which it was formerly believed to be closely related.
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Status	Critically Endangered
Name	White-backed Vulture
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Species	Gyps africanus
Genus	Gyps
Class	Aves
OtherName	African White-backed Vulture
Family	Accipitridae
Order	Accipitriformes
Phylum	Chordata
Location	west and east Africa.
abstract	The White-backed vulture (Gyps africanus), is a species of Old World vulture in the Accipitridae family. It is closely related to the European griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus). Sometimes it is called African white-backed vulture to distinguish it from the Oriental white-backed vulture—nowadays usually called white-rumped vulture—to which it was formerly believed to be closely related. The white-backed vulture is a typical vulture, with only down feathers on the head and neck, very broad wings and short tail feathers. It has a white neck ruff. The adult’s whitish back contrasts with the otherwise dark plumage. Juveniles are largely dark. This is a medium-sized vulture; its body mass is 4.2 to 7.2 kilograms (9.3–15.9 lb), it is 78 to 98 cm (31 to 39 in) long and has a 1.96 to 2.25 m (6 to 7 ft) wingspan. Like other vultures it is a scavenger, feeding mostly from carcasses of animals which it finds by soaring over savannah. It also takes scraps from human habitations. It often moves in flocks. It breeds in trees on the savannah of west and east Africa, laying one egg. The population is mostly resident.

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