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White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanusCritically endangered
The white-backed vulture (Gyps africanus) is an Old World vulture in the family Accipitridae, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks.
Beste Reisezeit
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Beste MonateJeder Monat
Records3,501 records
Curve from 3,501 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Wo Sie sie finden
Mpumalanga and beyond
Provinces where White-backed Vulture is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
3,502 records, iNaturalist
Parks, in denen Gastgeber den White-backed Vulture gesichtet haben
Unterkünfte
30+ Ergebnisse in Südafrika
- Which parks and reserves are best for the White-backed Vulture in South Africa?
- Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the White-backed Vulture at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Sabi Sand Game Reserve, Timbavati Private Nature Reserve and Madikwe Game Reserve. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
- Where can you see the White-backed Vulture in South Africa?
- The White-backed Vulture is most recorded in Mpumalanga (48% of records), Limpopo (25% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (17% of records), based on 3 502 iNaturalist observations. 34 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the White-backed Vulture on site or nearby.
- When is the best time to see the White-backed Vulture?
- The White-backed Vulture is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May; Sabi Sand Game Reserve: year-round, dry season May-Sep optimal; Timbavati Private Nature Reserve: May-Sep, dry season. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
- What is the conservation status of the White-backed Vulture?
- The White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus) is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
- What is the White-backed Vulture?
- The white-backed vulture (Gyps africanus) is an Old World vulture in the family Accipitridae, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks. It is closely related to the European griffon vulture, G. fulvus.