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R??ppell's Vulture (Gyps rueppellii) is a large vulture that ranges across much of central Africa, including Ethiopia, the Sudan, Tanzania and Guinea. It is also known as R??ppell's Griffon, Rueppell's Vulture, R??ppell's Griffin Vulture, and similar variants, and is named in honor of the 19th century German explorer, collector and zoologist Eduard R??ppell. |
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Scientific Name: Gyps rueppelli (Brehm, 1852)
Synonyms: Gyps rueppellii (Brehm, 1852) [orth. error]
Common Names: Rüppell's Vulture, Ruppell's Vulture, Rüppell's Griffon Vulture, Rueppell's Griffon, Rüppell's Griffon
French: Vautour de Rüppell; German: Sperbergeier; Spanish: Buitre moteado
Taxonomy: Vultur Rueppellii A. E. Brehm, 1852, Khartoum, Sudan. |
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