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Gyps rueppelli
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species of bird
OverviewAI-generated
Gyps rueppelli, also known as Rüppell's Vulture, is a species of bird within the genus Gyps. It belongs to the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes, class Aves, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The species is classified as Critically Endangered by the IUCN.
This vulture has a wingspan of 2.408 and a mass of 225. Its primary food source is carrion. Reproduction involves a litter size of 1 and an egg incubation period of 55. The taxon range for Gyps rueppelli is Africa.
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Species
Critically EndangeredGyps rueppellii
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae
Gyps rueppelli (lat. Gyps rueppelli) - qarakərkəs cinsinə aid heyvan növü. Mənbə
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Bird sounds
- call· Ethiopia· quality A
- call· Ethiopia· quality A
- call· Ethiopia· quality A
- call· Uganda· quality B
via Xeno-canto
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Gyps
- Mass
- 225
- Image
- Gyps rueppelli (taxidermied) at Göteborgs Naturhistoriska Museum 8980.jpg
Show 12 more facts
- taxon name
- Gyps rueppellii
- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Critically Endangered
- taxon common name
- grifo-de-rüppell
- Commons category
- Gyps rueppellii
- Commons gallery
- Gyps rueppellii
- wingspan
- 2.408
- litter size
- 1
- egg incubation period
- 55
- short name
- G. rueppelli
- taxon range
- Africa
- main food source
- carrion
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Distribution and habitat
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gyps rueppelli” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.