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Gyps (white-backed vultures and relatives)

Synonyms: Pseudogyps

Wikipedia Abstract

Gyps is a genus of Old World vultures in the bird family Accipitridae. Created by Marie Jules César Savigny in 1809, it contains the following extant species: \n* White-backed vulture, Gyps africanus \n* White-rumped vulture, Gyps bengalensis \n* Cape griffon, Gyps coprotheres \n* Griffon vulture Gyps fulvus \n* Himalayan vulture Gyps himalayensis \n* Indian vulture, Gyps indicus - formerly long-billed vulture \n* Rüppell's vulture, Gyps rueppelli \n* Slender-billed vulture, Gyps tenuirostris - formerly included in G. indicus
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Species

Gyps africanus (White-backed Vulture) (Critically Endangered) (Attributes)
Gyps bengalensis (White-rumped Vulture) (Critically Endangered) (Attributes)
Gyps coprotheres (Cape Vulture) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Gyps fulvus (Griffon Vulture) (Attributes)
Gyps himalayensis (Himalayan Vulture) (Attributes)
Gyps indicus (Indian Vulture) (Critically Endangered) (Attributes)
Gyps melitensis
Gyps rueppelli <Unverified Name> (Critically Endangered)
Gyps rueppellii (Rüppell's Vulture) (Attributes)
Gyps tenuirostris (Slender-billed Vulture) (Critically Endangered) (Attributes)
Gyps vulgaris

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0