Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (slash)

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Other related concepts

• Gyps africanus (taxon group)
• Gyps rueppelli (taxon group)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Witrug/Rüppellaasvoël
Bulgarian: Белогръб / Африкански лешояд
Catalan: voltor dorsiblanc africà/de Rüppell
Czech: sup africký/krahujový
Danish: Hvidrygget Grib/Rüppells Grib
German: Weißrücken-/Sperbergeier
English: White-backed or Rueppell's Griffon Vulture, White-backed Vulture/Rueppell's Griffon, White-backed Vulture/Rüppell's Griffon, White-backed/Rueppell's Griffon Vulture, White-backed/Rüppell's Vulture
[ENAV]: White-backed Vulture/Rüppell's Griffon
English, HBW: White-backed/Rüppell's Vulture
English (IOC): White-backed/Rüppell's Vulture
English (Kenya): White-backed/Rüppell's Vulture
English (United States): White-backed Vulture/Rüppell's Griffon
Spanish: Buitre Dorsiblanco Africano/Moteado
Spanish (Spain): Buitre Dorsiblanco Africano/Moteado
Spanish (HBW): White-backed Vulture/Rueppell's Griffon
Estonian: savanni-kaeluskotkas/kõnnu-kaeluskotkas
Basque: Sai gibelzuri afrikarra/Rüppell saia
Finnish: savannikorppikotka/suomukorppikotka
French: Vautour africain ou V. de Rüppell, Vautour afrique ou V. de Rüppell
French (Guyane): Vautour africain ou V. de Rüppell
Hebrew: נשר לבן-גב/דרומי
Croatian: bjeloleđi/pjegavi sup
Icelandic: Skellu-/tógammur
Japanese (romaji): koshijirohagewashi/madarahagewashi
Japanese: コシジロハゲワシ/マダラハゲワシ
Scientific: Gyps [africanus or rueppelli], Gyps [africanus or rueppellii], Gyps africanus/rueppelli, Gyps africanus/rueppellii
Dutch: Witruggier/Rüppells Gier
Norwegian: hvitryggribb/skjellgribb
Polish: sęp afrykański/plamisty
Portuguese (Portugal): grifo-africano/grifo-de-rüppell, Grifo-africano/Grifo-pedrês
Russian: Африканский/Пёстрый сип
Slovak: sup hrdzavohnedý/jarabý
Slovenian: Sajasti/Grahasti plešec
Serbian: Beloleđi sup/pegavi sup, Beloleđi/pegavi sup
Swedish: vitryggig gam/rüppellgam
Turkish: Ak sırtlı/benekli akbaba
Ukrainian: Сип африканський/плямистий
Zulu: inqe lehlanze/inqelimagqabhagqabha