The white-backed vulture is an Old World vulture in the family Accipitridae, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks. It is the most common vulture species in the continent of Africa.
Image: 2012 white backed vulture
Image: White backed Vulture (Gyps africanus) (31053364872)
Preening at the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Group feeding on a zebra carcass, Upper Lupande GMA, Zambia
Old World vultures are vultures that are found in the Old World, i.e. the continents of Europe, Asia and Africa, and which belong to the family Accipitridae, which also includes eagles, buzzards, kites, and hawks.
Old World vulture
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