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African White-backed Vultures feeding Kruger National Park South Africa
| Subject: | African White-backed Vultures feeding Kruger National Park South Africa
| | Poster: | Marc Cozijn (Marccozijn@hotmail.com)
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| Resolution: 2204x1600
File Size: 1803687 Bytes
Date: 2005:01:05 10:31:14
Camera: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL (Canon)
F number: f/5.6
Exposure: 1/200 sec
Focal Length: 400/1
Upload Date: 2005:01:18 23:48:24
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Vultures feeding on a giraffe killed previous day by lions. 8 Km south of Satara Kruger National Park south Africa
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| African White-backed Vulture, Gyps africanus, is an Old World vulture in the family Accipitridae. It is widespread throughout sub-Saharan Africa. The adult African White-backed Vulture is mostly black about the head and neck, with a sparse covering of yellowish down, and a sparse white ruff. It is brown over the shoulders and to the joint of the wing. Primary flight feathers are black, secondaries dark brown. The tail is also black. Most of the underparts are fulvous, except for white under-wings and a brown crop patch. The back and rump are white. |
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White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus)
French: Vautour africain German: Weißrückengeier Spanish: Buitre dorsiblanco africano
Taxonomy: Gyps africanus Salvadori, 1865, Sennar, Sudan.
Scientific Name: Gyps africanus Salvadori, 1865
Common Names:
English – White-backed Vulture, African White-backed Vulture
French – Gyps africain, Vautour africain |
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