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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 closely related to the European Griffon Vulture, G. fulvus. Sometimes it is called African White-backed Vulture to distinguish it from the Oriental White-backed Vulture—nowadays usually called Indian White-rumped Vulture—to which it was formerly believed to be closely related. Source: Wikipedia
Order:
Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
Genus:
Gyps
Scientific:
Gyps africanus
Citation:
Salvadori, 1865
Reference:
NotiziaStor.Torino p.133
Protonym:
Gyps africanus
Avibase ID:
0419DDC2F668EEE5
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/0419DDC2
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560343
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: African White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: African White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: African White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Birdlife checklist version 02: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Birdlife checklist version 03: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Birdlife checklist version 04: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Vautour africain ( Gyps africanus) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Vautour africain ( Gyps africanus) |
Clements 1st edition: African White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Clements 3rd edition: African White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Clements 4th edition: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Clements 5th edition (as published): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Clements 6th edition: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Clements, version 2015: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Clements, version 2016: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Clements, version 2017: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Clements, version 2018: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Clements, version 2019: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
eBird version 1.50: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
eBird version 1.52: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
eBird version 1.53: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
eBird version 1.54: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
eBird version 1.55: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
eBird version 2015: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
eBird version 2016: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
eBird version 2017: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
eBird version 2018: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
eBird version 2019: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: African White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): African White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): African White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): African White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): African White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): African White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): African White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): African White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): African White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): African White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): African White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): African White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: African White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
James Lee Peters: Gyps africanus |
James Lee Peters (original): Pseudogyps africanus |
James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Gyps africanus |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Gyps africanus |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Gyps africanus |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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