Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae) - HBW 2
Cape Griffon (Gyps coprotheres)
French: Vautour chassefiente
German: Kapgeier
Spanish: Buitre de El Cabo
Other common names: Cape/Kolbe's Vulture
Taxonomy: Vultur Coprotheres J. R. Forster, 1798, South Africa.
Forms superspecies with G. fulvus and G. rueppellii, and possibly also with G. himalayensis and G. indicus. Sometimes considered conspecific with G. fulvus. Monotypic.
Distribution: Centred on Lesotho and South Africa, extending to Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, S Mozambique and Swaziland, rarely wandering N to Zambia.
- Vulnerable
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A bird perched World of Birds, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Jordi Sargatal 15 August 1998 3 years ago 4 sec 2.6
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A captive male Cape Griffon (George) collecting nesting material. REST (Rare & Endangered Species Trust), Otjiwarongo, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Christian Boix Hin... 31 March 2006 13 weeks ago 4
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