Rüppell's vulture: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Rüppell's vulture lives – recorded in 12 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Gyps rueppelli
Group	Birds of prey
Status	Critically endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	12 countries
Continents	Africa, Europe
Mass	7.57 kg (adult weight); 225 g (birth weight)
Diet (main food)	carrion
Class	Bird
Order	Accipitriformes
Family	Accipitridae

Where does the Rüppell's vulture live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Rüppell's vulture in 12 countries and territories across Africa and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a Rüppell's vulture?

Wikidata records the following for the Rüppell's vulture: mass 7.57 kg (adult weight); 225 g (birth weight).

What does a Rüppell's vulture eat?

Wikidata lists the main food source of the Rüppell's vulture as: carrion.

Is the Rüppell's vulture endangered?

The Rüppell's vulture’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Critically endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Rüppell's vulture?

The Rüppell's vulture (Gyps rueppelli) is a bird in the order Accipitriformes and the family Accipitridae, genus Gyps. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Rüppell's vulture

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. It is therefore listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Rüppell's vulture (revision 1372382838), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q55111925 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).