Rüppell's Vulture
Gyps rueppelli
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Family
- Accipitridae
Le Vautour de Rüppell (Gyps rueppelli) est une espèce de grands rapaces de la famille des Accipitridae. Son nom est celui de l'explorateur et zoologiste allemand Eduard Rüppell (1794-1884). La population, d’environ 30 000 individus, est en baisse à cause de la perte de son habitat, d’empoisonnements accidentels et d’autres facteurs.
Rüppell's vulture (Gyps rueppelli), also called Rüppell's griffon vulture or Rüppell's griffon, a species of vulture named after Eduard Rüppell, is a large, resident bird of prey, mainly native to the Sahel region and East Africa. It is considered to be the highest-flying bird, with confirmed evidence of a flight at an altitude of 11,300 m (37,000 ft), where the average temperature is about −56 °C (−69 °F). The former population of 22,000 individuals has been decreasing due to loss of habitat, incidental poisoning, and other factors.
El buitre moteado o buitre de Ruppell (Gyps rueppelli) es una especie de ave accipitriforme de la familia Accipitridae cuya área de distribución abarca una buena parte del África subsahariana, al norte del ecuador terrestre. Antes su nombre científico era Gyps rueppellii (con dos íes). En España cuenta con diversos registros homologados, considerándose como una especie rara.
Distribution
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