Cape vulture  (Gyps coprotheres)

Facts

Also known as: Cape griffon
Previously known as: Vultur coprotheres, Gyps fulvus coprotheres
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderFalconiformes
FamilyAccipitridae
GenusGyps (1)
SizeLength: up to 115 cm (2)

Status

Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix II of CITES (3). It is also listed on Appendix II of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS or Bonn Convention) (4).

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