Fauna and Flora Index
African Birds, Raptors, Gyps africanus, Whitebacked Vulture, Weißrückengeier, Witrug aasvoêl African Birds, Raptors, Gyps africanus, Whitebacked Vulture, Weißrückengeier, Witrug aasvoêl

Scientific Name: Gyps africanus
Common Name: Whitebacked Vulture, Weißrückengeier, Witrug aasvoêl
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Distribution: Much of Africa, South of the Sahara except in Forest and extreme deserts.
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Average Weight of Adult male: 5,4 kg
Habitat: Savanna and bushveld
Habits: Often rest on ground by day, drink and bath regularly at waterholes
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Diet: Carrion and bone fragments, mainly softer parts of game animals
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