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Rueppell's Griffon

Gyps rueppelli (Brehm, AE 1852)

Rüppell's vulture, also called Rüppell's griffon vulture, named after Eduard Rüppell, is a large bird of prey, mainly native to the Sahel region and East Africa. The current population of 22,000 is decreasing due to loss of habitat, incidental poisoning, and other factors. Known also as Rüppell's griffon, Rueppell's griffon, Rüppell's griffin vulture, Rueppell's vulture and other variants, it is not to be confused with a different species, the griffon vulture. Rüppell's vulture is considered to be the highest-flying bird, with confirmed evidence of a flight at an altitude of 11,300 m (37,000 ft) above sea level. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Accipitriformes
Family:
  Accipitridae
Genus:
   Gyps
Scientific:
  Gyps rueppelli


Original description

Citation:
  (Brehm, AE 1852)

Reference:
   Naumannia 2 p.44

Protonym:
  Vultur Ruppellii

Type locality:
  Khartum.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2390606#page/294/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  76B512B1EE9B10EC

Avibase ID:
  avibase-76B512B1

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/76B512B1


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175490


CRITICALLY ENDANGERED

Geographic range:

  • Gyps rueppelli rueppelli: southwestern Mauritania to eastern Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania
  • Gyps rueppelli erlangeri: Ethiopia, Eritrea, and northwestern Somalia; southern Arabia?
English:
Rueppell's Griffon
Catalan:
Voltor de Rüppell
Czech:
sup krahujový
Danish:
Rüppells Grib
German:
Sperbergeier
Spanish:
Buitre Moteado
Spanish (Spain):
Buitre Moteado
Finnish:
suomukorppikotka
French:
Vautour de Rüppell
Croatian:
pjegavi sup
Hungarian:
karvalykeselyű
Icelandic:
Tógammur
Italian:
Grifone di Rüppell
Japanese (romaji):
madarahagewashi
Japanese:
マダラハゲワシ
Lithuanian:
Dėmėtasis grifas
Dutch:
Rüppells Gier
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Skjelgribb
Norwegian:
Skjellgribb
Polish:
sęp plamisty
Portuguese:
grifo-pedrês
Portuguese (Portugal):
grifo-de-rüppell
Russian:
Пёстрый сип
Slovak:
sup jarabý
Serbian:
Pegavi sup
Swedish:
rüppellgam
Ukrainian:
Сип плямистий
Chinese:
黑白兀鹫
Chinese (Traditional):
黑白兀鷲


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Rüppell's Griffon Vulture ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Rüppell's Griffon Vulture ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Rüppell's Griffon Vulture ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Rüppell's Griffon Vulture ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Rueppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Rueppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Rueppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Rueppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Rueppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Rueppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Rueppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Rueppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Rueppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Rueppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Rueppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Rueppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Rueppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Rueppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Rueppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Rueppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Rueppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Rueppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Rueppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Rueppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Vautour de Rüppell ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Vautour de Rüppell ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Ruppell's Griffon Vulture ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Rüppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Rüppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Rüppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Rüppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Ruppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Rueppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Rueppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Rueppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Rueppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Rueppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Rueppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Rueppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Rueppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Rueppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Rueppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Rueppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Rueppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Rueppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Rueppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Rueppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Rueppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Rueppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Rueppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Rüppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Rüppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Rüppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Rüppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Rueppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Rueppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Rueppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Rueppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Rueppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Rueppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Rüppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Rüppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Rüppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Rüppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Rüppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Rüppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Rüppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Rüppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Ruppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Ruppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Rüppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Rüppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Rüppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Rüppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Rüppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Rüppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Rüppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Rüppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Rüppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Rüppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppelli) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Ruppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Gyps rueppellii [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Gyps ruppellii [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Gyps rueppellii [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Rueppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Rueppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Rueppell's Griffon ( Gyps rueppellii) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Gyps rueppellii [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Gyps rueppellii [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Rüppellaasvoël, Rüppell's Aasvoël, Rüppellse Aasvoël
Arabic: نسر روبل
Asturian: Utre de Rupell
Azerbaijani: Afrika kərkəsi, Ryuppel qarakərkəsi
Belarusian: Плямісты сiп
Bulgarian: Африкански лешояд, Рюпелов лешояд, Ястребов лешояд
Breton: Gup Rüppell
Catalan: Voltor de Rüppell
Czech: sup krahujový, Sup nádherný
Welsh: Griffon Rüppell
Danish: Rüppells Grib, Rüppell's Grib, Savannegrib
German: Sperbergeier
Greek: Ορvιo τoυ Rüppell, Στικτός Γύπας
English: Rueppell's Griffon, Rueppell's Griffon Vulture, Rueppell's Vulture, Ruppell's Griffon, Rüppell's Griffon, Ruppell's Griffon Vulture, Rüppell's Griffon Vulture, Ruppell's Vulture, Rüppell's Vulture, Rüppel's Vulture
English, HBW: Rüppell's Vulture
English (IOC): Rüppell's Vulture
English (Kenya): Rüppell's Vulture
English (United States): Rüppell's Griffon
Esperanto: Nizogrifo, Rupelgrifo
Spanish: Buitre Moteado
Spanish (Spain): Buitre Moteado
Spanish (HBW): Buitre moteado
Estonian: kõnnu-kaeluskotkas
Basque: Rüppell saia, Sai pikart, Voltor de Rüppell
Finnish: Suomukorppikotka
French: Gyps de Ruppell, Vautour de pays plat d'Afrique, Vautour de Rüppell
Frisian: Sparwergier
Irish: Badhbh rapaill
Galician: Abutre de Rüppell, Voitre de Rúppell, Voitre de Rüppell, Voltor de Rüppell
Hebrew: נשר דרומי
Croatian: pjegavi sup
Hungarian: karvalykeselyű
Icelandic: Tógammur
Italian: Grifone di Rueppell, Grifone di Ruppell, Grifone di Rüppell
Japanese (romaji): madarahagewashi, madarashiroerihagewashi
Japanese: マダラシロエリハゲワシ, マダラハゲワシ
Kazakh: Рюппель құмайы
Scientific: Gyps rueppelli, Gyps rueppelli rueppelli, Gyps rueppellii, Gyps rueppellii rueppellii, Gyps rüpellii, Gyps ruppellii, Vultur Rueppellii
Lithuanian: Dėmėtasis grifas
Latvian: Raibais grifs
Macedonian: Дамчест мршојадец
Dutch: Rüppellgier, Rüppells Gier
Norwegian Nynorsk: Skjelgribb
Norwegian: Rüppels gribb, Skjellgribb
Polish: sep plamisty, sęp plamisty
Portuguese: Grifo de Rüppell, Grifo-pedrês
Portuguese (Portugal): grifo-de-rüppell, Grifo-pedrês
Rhaeto-Romance: Tschess da Rüppell
Romanian: Vulturul lui Rüppell
Russian: Африканский сип, Гриф Рюппеля, Пёстрый сип, Сип Рюппеля
Northern Sami: Čuomasráhtogoaskin
Slovak: sup jarabý
Slovenian: grahasti plcšec, grahasti plešec
Serbian: Pegavi sup
Swedish: Rüppellgam, Rüppells gam
Swahili: Tumbusi Mbuga
Turkish: benekli akbaba
Tatar: Рүппел комае
Ukrainian: Сип плямистий
Chinese: 黑白兀鹫, 黑白兀鹭
Chinese (Traditional): 黑白兀鷲

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