Cape griffon, Kolbe's vulture (Gyps coprotheres)

Query: accipitridae

Result: 572^nd of 798

Subject:	Cape griffon, Kolbe's vulture (Gyps coprotheres)
Poster:	Wiki Photos (---@---.---)

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Artist
Creator:Jn. Lebrecht Reinold
Creator:Clde. Fessard
Description
Gyps kolbii
Date 1796-1808
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer Levaillant, Histoire naturelle des oiseaux d'Afrique, I pl. 10
Old Latin name Gyps kolbii
New Latin name Gyps coprotheres
Common name Nederlands: Kaapse gier
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gyps_kolbii_-_1796-1808_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ18100079.tif

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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