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Cape Griffon (Gyps coprotheres) <!--아프리카독수리-->
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Subject: African birds - pardosa_birds_cape_vulture_015.jpg
Date: 13 Sep 1998 13:42:59 GMT
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Cape vulture (Gyps coprotheres)
Also known as: Cape griffon
Previously known as: Gyps fulvus coprotheres and Vultur coprotheres
This majestic bird is a member of the Old World vulture family (Accipitridae), and is found only in southern Africa. It has a creamy-buff body plumage, which contrasts with its dark flight and tail feathers and its black bill. Adults can be distinguished by their honey-coloured eyes and naked, bluish throat, whilst juveniles have brown eyes and a pink neck. When these huge scavengers are flying the pale, almost silvery, under-side wing feathers can be seen. Cape vultures are generally silent birds, apart from when they are feeding on a carcass, and grunting, grating or hissing calls can be heard.
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Scientific Name: Gyps coprotheres (Forster, 1798)
Common Names: Cape Vulture, Cape Griffon, Kolbe's Vulture
French – Vautour chassefiente
French: Vautour chassefiente; German: Kapgeier; Spanish: Buitre de El Cabo
Taxonomy: Vultur Coprotheres J. R. Forster, 1798, South Africa.
Synonyms: Gyps kolbi; Gyps kolbii |
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