Cape vulture  (Gyps coprotheres)

Facts

Also known as:Cape griffon
Previously known as:Gyps fulvus coprotheres and Vultur coprotheres
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Falconiformes
Family Accipitridae
Genus Gyps (1)
Size Length: 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).