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Rüppell's Griffon
Gyps rueppelli
IUCN Red List status: Critically endangered
IUCN Red List status
- Worldwide
- 2,212 observations
- Group
- Birds
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About
Rüppell's vulture (Gyps rueppelli), also called Rüppell's griffon vulture or Rüppell's griffon, a species of vulture named after Eduard Rüppell, is a large, resident bird of prey, mainly native to the Sahel region and East Africa. It is considered to be the highest-flying bird, with confirmed evidence of a flight at an altitude of 11,300 m (37,000 ft), where the average temperature is about −56 °C (−69 °F). The former population of 22,000 individuals has been decreasing due to loss...
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