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Rüppell's vulture (Gyps rueppelli), also called Rüppell's griffon vulture, named after Eduard Rüppell, is a large bird of prey, mainly native to the Sahel region and East Africa. The former population of 22,000 has been decreasing due to loss of habitat, incidental poisoning, and other factors. [ 3 ]
Rüppell's vulture: Gyps rueppellii: Accipitridae: 11,300 metres (37,100 feet). [1] [2] Vultures use their excellent eyesight to scan the landscape below from a relatively static aerial position. Instead of flying over a larger distance, they use elevation to expand their field of vision. [3] A bird strike was recorded at this height in 1973 ...
Gyps is a genus of Old World vultures that was proposed by Marie Jules César Savigny in 1809. Its members are sometimes known as griffon vultures.Gyps vultures have a slim head, a long slender neck with downy feathers, and a ruff around the neck formed by long buoyant feathers.
Rüppell's vulture: Accipitridae: Gyps rueppelli (Brehm, AE, 1852) 45 Himalayan vulture: Accipitridae: Gyps himalayensis Hume, 1869: 46 Griffon vulture: Accipitridae: Gyps fulvus (Hablizl, 1783) 47 Cape vulture: Accipitridae: Gyps coprotheres (Forster, JR, 1798) 48 Red-headed vulture: Accipitridae: Sarcogyps calvus (Scopoli, 1786) 49 White ...
White-headed vulture, Trigonoceps occipitalis (critically endangered) Lappet-faced vulture, Torgos tracheliotos (endangered) Hooded vulture, Necrosyrtes monachus (critically endangered) White-backed vulture, Gyps africanus (critically endangered) Rüppell's griffon, Gyps rueppelli (critically endangered) Bateleur, Terathopius ecaudatus (near ...
Egyptian vulture, Neophron percnopterus; European honey-buzzard, Pernis apivorus; African cuckoo-hawk, Aviceda cuculoides; White-headed vulture, Trigonoceps occipitalis; Lappet-faced vulture, Torgos tracheliotos; Hooded vulture, Necrosyrtes monachus; White-backed vulture, Gyps africanus; Rüppell's griffon, Gyps rueppelli; Eurasian griffon ...
Excluding vagrants, three vulture species still exist in North Africa: the griffon vulture, lammergeier, and Egyptian vulture. Two other species (the cinereous vulture and lappet-faced vulture) have now died out from the region. [10] The Egyptian vulture is found across North Africa, while the Eurasian griffon is restricted to the Atlas Mountains.
Griffon vulture Gyps fulvus: Mountains in southern Europe, north Africa and Asia: White-rumped vulture Gyps bengalensis: Northern and central India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and southeast Asia: Rüppell's vulture Gyps rueppelli: The Sahel region of central Africa: Indian vulture Gyps indicus: Central and peninsular India: Slender-billed ...