Gyps coprotheres

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Gyps coprotheres is a large Old World vulture species endemic to southern Africa, known for its pale plumage, powerful build, and status as an endangered scavenger.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Old World vulture
bird species
scavenger
averageMass 7 to 11 kilograms
bodyLength approximately 96 to 115 centimetres
bodySize large
breedingRange Drakensberg mountains NERFINISHED
Magaliesberg mountains NERFINISHED
class Aves NERFINISHED
clutchSize one egg
commonName Cape griffon NERFINISHED
Cape vulture NERFINISHED
conservationStatus Endangered
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List NERFINISHED
diet carrion
endemicTo southern Africa NERFINISHED
family Accipitridae NERFINISHED
feedingBehavior obligate scavenger
flightStyle soaring
foragingStrategy uses thermal updrafts to locate carcasses
genus Gyps
habitat cliffs
grassland
mountainous areas
open savanna
headColor bald
bluish
kingdom Animalia
monitoredBy conservation organizations in southern Africa
nativeTo Botswana NERFINISHED
Lesotho NERFINISHED
Namibia NERFINISHED
South Africa NERFINISHED
Zimbabwe NERFINISHED
neckFeature feathered ruff
nestingSite cliff ledges
phylum Chordata
plumageColor buff
pale cream
plumagePattern dark flight feathers
socialBehavior colonial nester
gregarious
taxonRank species
threat collision with power lines
disturbance at colonies
electrocution on power lines
food shortage
habitat loss
poisoning
wingspan approximately 2.3 to 2.6 metres

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Cape vulture binomialName Gyps coprotheres