White-backed vulture facts for kids
Quick facts for kids White-backed Vulture |
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| Adult in Etosha National Park, Namibia | |
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Accipitriformes
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Accipitridae
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Gyps
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G. africanus
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| Gyps africanus (Salvadori, 1865)
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The White-backed Vulture is a bird of the family Accipitridae which also includes eagles and hawks. They live in the African grasslands. They eat the leftovers of big cats. After their meal, they clean their feathers well so that they are always in good flying condition.
Images for kids
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feeding on elephant leg, Matetsi Safari Area, Zimbabwe
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feeding on zebra carcass, Etosha National Park, Namibia
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Cuando River, Chobe National Park, Botswana
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adult
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adult coming in to land
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sub-adult
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juvenile
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Chobe river, Botswana
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adult
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immature coming in to land
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See also
In Spanish: Gyps africanus para niños
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