White-backed vulture
| White-backed vulture | |
|---|---|
| in Etosha National Park | |
| showing white back in Kruger National Park | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Gyps |
| Species: | G. africanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gyps africanus Salvadori, 1865 | |
Extant (resident)
Extant (non-breeding)
Possibly extant (resident)
Possibly extinct
Extinct | |
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.