Cape griffon, Kolbe's vulture (Gyps coprotheres)

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Subject:	Cape griffon, Kolbe's vulture (Gyps coprotheres)
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Gyps kolbi = Gyps coprotheres, Cape Vulture
Date 1874
Source Catalogue of the birds in the British Museum. Volume 1
Author John Gerrard Keulemans (1842–1912)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GypsKolbiKeulemans.jpg

The Cape griffon or Cape vulture (Gyps coprotheres), also known as Kolbe's vulture, is an Old World vulture in the family Accipitridae. It is endemic to southern Africa, and is found mainly in South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana and in some parts of northern Namibia. It nests on cliffs and lays one egg per year.

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