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Common Name

Ruppell's Vulture

Alternate Names

Ruppell's Griffon Vulture, Ruppell's Griffon

Common Type

Vulture

Order

Accipitriformes

Family

Accipitridae

Genus

Gyps

Species

rueppelli

Conservation Status

Critically Endangered

Location Photographed

Ruppells Griffon Ethiopia 1, Ruppells Griffon Ethiopia 2 R,

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Grasslands, mountains, savannah and semi arid

Distribution and Range

Equitorial Africa

Food

Is the highest flying bird in the world with confirmed flights of 37,000 ft. Typical vulture diet of dead carcases but is known to eat even the toughest parts of the dead animal.

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