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Critically EndangeredSPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae
Gyps rueppelli (lat. Gyps rueppelli) - qarakərkəs cinsinə aid heyvan növü. Mənbə
via GBIF · IUCN
Bird sounds
- call· Ethiopia· quality A
- call· Ethiopia· quality A
- call· Ethiopia· quality A
- call· Uganda· quality B
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Article
Rüppell's vulture (Gyps rueppelli), also called Rüppell's griffon vulture or Rüppell's griffon, a species of vulture named after Eduard Rüppell, is a large, resident bird of prey, mainly native to the Sahel region and East Africa. It is considered to be the highest-flying bird, with confirmed evidence of a flight at an altitude of 11,300 m (37,000 ft), where the average temperature is about −56 °C (−69 °F). The former population of 22,000 individuals has been decreasing due to loss of habitat, incidental poisoning, and other factors. It is therefore listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
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Birds described in 1852Birds of East AfricaBirds of prey of Sub-Saharan AfricaBirds of the SahelCritically endangered fauna of AfricaGypsIUCN Red List critically endangered speciesOld World vulturesTaxa named by Alfred BrehmTaxonbars desynced from WikidataTaxonbars with 20–24 taxon IDsTaxonbars with automatically added original combinations