White Backed Vulture

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Bird name: White Backed Vulture
Latin: Gyps africanus
Other: African White-backed Vulture
Family: Accipitridae • Old World Vultures, Birds of Prey
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The adult White-backed Vulture has a white collar, white downy feathers on neck, and dark bill, the latter differentiating it from the Rüppel’s Vulture. I understand the darker birds are juvenile White-backed Vultures.

The lowest photo on this page shows two Lappet-faced Vultures on left, with White-backed Vultures on right.

The White-backed Vulture has recently moved to Near-Threatened status on IUCN Red List.