Gyps africanus Salvadori 1865 (white-backed vulture)

Aves - Accipitriformes - Accipitridae

Belongs to Gyps according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also del Hoyo et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Gyps fulvus, Gyps melitensis

Ecology: volant carnivore

Distribution: found only at Bir Tarfawi (peaty soil) (Quaternary of Egypt)

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