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WORLD BIRDS / IOC 15.2

White-backed Vulture

Gyps africanus

White-backed Vulture belongs to Accipitridae, within the order Accipitriformes. Explore the recorded facts below, then discover other birds in the same family.

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White-backed Vulture · Gyps africanus
Illustration, not a field photograph.

Taxonomy & recorded facts

Scientific name
Gyps africanus
Order
Accipitriformes
Family
Accipitridae
Conservation record
CR · Critically Endangered
Habitat in source
Shrubland
Reported mass
5433 g

Conservation categories reflect the source dataset, not a live IUCN assessment. Missing measurements are omitted. Game combat values are not biological measurements.

Distribution record

非洲:广泛分布

Original Chinese range description retained from the source catalog.

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Illustration source:huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0 · Scott Ranger · Reference record ↗

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