Rüppell's vulture

E863237

bird species scavenger vulture

Rüppell's vulture is a large African vulture species renowned for its record-breaking high-altitude flight and its role as a scavenger in savanna and Sahel ecosystems.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Rüppell's griffon vulture	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bird species ⓘ scavenger ⓘ vulture ⓘ
binomialName	Gyps rueppelli NERFINISHED ⓘ
bodyLength	approximately 85–103 cm ⓘ
bodyMass	approximately 7–9 kg ⓘ
breedingSite	cliffs ⓘ
circulatoryAdaptation	high-affinity hemoglobin for low oxygen levels ⓘ
class	Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ
clutchSize	usually one egg ⓘ
commonName	Rüppell's griffon vulture NERFINISHED ⓘ Rüppell's vulture NERFINISHED ⓘ
diet	carrion ⓘ
ecologicalRole	scavenger ⓘ
family	Accipitridae NERFINISHED ⓘ
flightAdaptation	highly efficient soaring ⓘ use of thermal updrafts ⓘ
foundIn	Central Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Sahel NERFINISHED ⓘ West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ savanna ecosystems ⓘ
genus	Gyps NERFINISHED ⓘ
habitat	dry savanna ⓘ mountainous regions ⓘ
hasFeature	broad wings ⓘ featherless head ⓘ short tail ⓘ
headColor	pale ⓘ
IUCNStatus	Critically Endangered ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
maximumRecordedFlightAltitude	approximately 11000 metres ⓘ approximately 36000 feet ⓘ
namedAfter	Eduard Rüppell NERFINISHED ⓘ
nativeTo	Africa ⓘ
neckColor	pale ⓘ
notableFor	record-breaking high-altitude flight ⓘ
order	Accipitriformes NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
plumageColor	dark brown ⓘ mottled white ⓘ
roleInEcosystem	disease control through carrion consumption ⓘ removal of carcasses ⓘ
socialBehavior	colonial nester ⓘ gregarious ⓘ
taxonRank	species ⓘ
threat	collision with wind turbines ⓘ decline in wild ungulate populations ⓘ electrocution on power lines ⓘ habitat loss ⓘ poisoning ⓘ use in traditional medicine ⓘ
wingspan	approximately 2.3–2.6 m ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gyps rueppelli → commonName → Rüppell's vulture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rüppell's griffon vulture