Scientific Name: Gyps africanus
Common Name: Whitebacked Vulture, Weißrückengeier,
Witrug aasvoêl
Description:
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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