Back Witrugaasvoël Afrikaans نسر أبيض الظهر Arabic نسر ابيض الظهر ARZ Gyps africanus Azerbaijani Белогръб лешояд Bulgarian Gup kein gwenn Breton Voltor dorsiblanc africà Catalan Gyps africanus CEB Sup africký Czech Fwltur cefnwyn Affrica Welsh
| White-backed vulture | |
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| in Etosha National Park | |
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| showing white back in Kruger National Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Gyps |
| Species: | G. africanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Gyps africanus Salvadori, 1865
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Extant (resident)
Extant (non-breeding)
Possibly extant (resident)
Possibly extinct
Extinct
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The white-backed vulture (Gyps africanus) is an Old World vulture in the family Accipitridae, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks. It is the most common vulture species in the continent of Africa.[2]
- ^ BirdLife International (2021). "Gyps africanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22695189A204461164. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22695189A204461164.en. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
- ^ "white-backed vulture". african geographic. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
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