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White Backed Vulture

Gyps africanus Salvadori 1865

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Gyps africanus Salvadori 1865
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from IOC World Bird List
Gyps africanus
Species recognized by Eswatini Species List, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia CA, Hone et al 2013 avian data, wikipedia SV, Angola Species List, Benin Species List, Botswana Species List, Burkina Faso Species List, Cameroon Species List, Central African Republic Species List, Chad Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Eritrea Species List, Ethiopia Species List, Gabon Species List, Gambia Species List, Ghana Species List, Guinea Species List, Ivory Coast Species List, Kenya Species List, Malawi Species List, Mali Species List, Mauritania Species List, Namibia Species List, Niger Species List, Nigeria Species List, Rwanda Species List, Senegal Species List, Sierra Leone Species List, Somalia Species List, South Africa Species List, Sudan Species List, Tanzania Species List, Togo Species List, Uganda Species List, Zambia Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, wikipedia EU, wikipedia CY, Gulf of Guinea Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, North Atlantic Species List, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia AF, wikipedia BR, wikipedia DA, NCBI, wikipedia EO, wikipedia emerging languages, Wildfinder (WWF), and Sibly et al 2012
Gyps africanus
Recognized by CalPhotos, AnAge articles, Arkive, Biopix Nature Photos, and Furui 2020
Gyps africanus Salvadori 1865
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, GBIF classification, and Mozambique Species List
Gyps africanus Salvadori 1865
Recognized by Afrotropical Birds LifeDesk
Gyps africanus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, CITES, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikipedia (inferred records), Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, xeno canto America, and Global Biotic Interactions
Gyps africanus
Recognized by PlanetScott, Flickr Group, AnAge, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, and Flickr BHL
Gyps africanus Salvadori 1865
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, and Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Gyps africanus Salvadori 1865
Recognized by NMNH Collection

Common Names

English

White-backed vulture
prefer
Recognized by Arkive and AnAge
White-backed Vulture preferred
Recognized by PlanetScott, CITES, Wikidata Common Names, and xeno canto America
African White-backed Vulture
prefer
Recognized by CITES

Afrikaans

Witrugaasvoël preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

نسر أبيض الظهر preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Breton

Gup kein gwenn preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

Белогръб лешояд preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

voltor dorsiblanc africà preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

bjeloleđi sup preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

sup africký preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Hvidrygget Grib preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Witruggier preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names

Esperanto

Afrika gipo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

savanni-kaeluskotkas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

savannikorppikotka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

Vautour africain
prefer
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names (prefers this name)
Gyps africain preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Weißrückengeier preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Λευκόπλατος γύπας preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Gujarati

સફેદ પીઠ ગીધ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

נשר אפריקני preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

fehérhátú keselyű preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Irish

Badhbh dhroimbhán preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Grifone africano preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

コシジロハゲワシ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and Wikidata Common Names

Kinyarwanda

White backed vulture preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

흰등독수리 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

afrikinis grifas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch

Afrikanesche Gänsegeier preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Macedonian

африкански мршојадец preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Tééh jeeshóóʼ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Hvitryggribb preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

کرکس پشت‌سفید آفریقایی preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Sęp afrykański
prefer
Recognized by admin
sęp afrykański preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

grifo-de-dorso-branco preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Африканский гриф preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

sup hrdzavohnedý preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Buitre dorsiblanco africano preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

vitryggig gam preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names

Tamil

வெள்ளை முதுகு பிணந்தின்னிக் கழுகு preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tatar

Африка ак янтыклы комае preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

сип африканський preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Kền kền lưng trắng preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Welsh

fwltur cefnwyn Affrica preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

نسر ابيض الظهر preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

چٹمگرا گدھ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Gyps africanus Salvadori 1865

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Archosauromorpha
Archosauria
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria
Maniraptoriformes
Maniraptora
Aves
Ornithurae
Neornithes
Neognathae
Neoaves
landbirds
Accipitriformes
Accipitridae
Gyps Savigny 1809
Gyps africanus Salvadori 1865 (this page)
Gyps bengalensis (Gmelin & JF 1788)
Gyps coprotheres (Forster & JR 1798)
Gyps fulvus (Hablizl 1783)
Gyps himalayensis Hume 1869
Gyps indicus (Scopoli 1786)
Gyps melitensis Lydekker 1890
Gyps rueppelli (Brehm & AE 1852)
Gyps tenuirostris Gray & GR 1844

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Aves
Accipitriformes
Accipitridae Vigors 1824
Gyps Savigny 1809
Gyps africanus Salvadori 1865 (this page)
Gyps bengalensis (Gmelin 1788)
Gyps coprotheres (J. R. Forster 1798)
Gyps fulvus (Hablizl 1783)
Gyps himalayensis Hume 1869
Gyps indicus (Scopoli 1786)
Gyps rueppellii (A. E. Brehm 1852)
Gyps tenuirostris G. R. Gray 1844

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Archosauromorpha
Archosauria
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria
Maniraptoriformes
Maniraptora
Aves
Ornithurae
Neornithes
Neognathae
Neoaves
landbirds
Accipitriformes
Accipitridae
Gyps Savigny 1809
Gyps africanus Salvadori 1865 (this page)
Gyps bengalensis (Gmelin & JF 1788)
Gyps coprotheres (Forster & JR 1798)
Gyps fulvus (Hablizl 1783)
Gyps himalayensis Hume 1869
Gyps indicus (Scopoli 1786)
Gyps melitensis Lydekker 1890
Gyps rueppelli (Brehm & AE 1852)
Gyps tenuirostris Gray & GR 1844

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Archosauromorpha
Archosauria
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria
Maniraptoriformes
Maniraptora
Paraves
Aves
Ornithurae
Neornithes
Neognathae
Neoaves
landbirds
Accipitriformes
Accipitridae
Gyps Savigny 1809
Gyps africanus Salvadori 1865 (this page)
Gyps bengalensis (Gmelin & JF 1788)
Gyps coprotheres (Forster & JR 1798)
Gyps fulvus (Hablizl 1783)
Gyps himalayensis Hume 1869
Gyps indicus (Scopoli 1786)
Gyps rueppelli (Brehm & AE 1852)
Gyps tenuirostris Gray & GR 1844

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Accipitriformes
Accipitridae
Gyps Savigny 1809
Gyps africanus Salvadori 1865 (this page)
Gyps bengalensis (Gmelin 1788)
Gyps cinnamomeus Reichenow 1907
Gyps coprotheres (J. R. Forster 1798)
Gyps fulvescens Hume 1869
Gyps fulvus (Hablizl 1783)
Gyps himalayensis Hume 1869
Gyps hispaniolensis Sharpe 1874
Gyps indicus (Scopoli 1786)
Gyps melitensis Lydekker 1890
Gyps pallescens Hume 1869
Gyps rueppellii (A. E. Brehm 1852)
Gyps tenuirostris G. R. Gray 1844

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Aves
Accipitriformes
Accipitridae Vigors 1824
Gyps Savigny 1809
Gyps africanus Salvadori 1865 (this page)
Gyps bengalensis (Gmelin 1788)
Gyps coprotheres (J. R. Forster 1798)
Gyps fulvus (Hablizl 1783)
Gyps himalayensis Hume 1869
Gyps indicus (Scopoli 1786)
Gyps rueppellii (A. E. Brehm 1852)
Gyps tenuirostris G. R. Gray 1844

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Accipitriformes
Accipitridae
Gyps africanus Salvadori 1865 (this page)
Accipiter albogularis Gray 1870
Accipiter badius (Gmelin 1788)
Accipiter brevipes (Severtsov 1850)
Accipiter butleri (Gurney 1898)
Accipiter castanilius Bonaparte 1853
Accipiter fasciatus (Vigors & Horsfield 1827)
Accipiter francesiae Smith 1834
Accipiter griseiceps (Schlegel 1862)
Accipiter haplochrous Sclater 1859
Accipiter henicogrammus (Gray 1860)
Accipiter luteoschistaceus Rothschild & Hartert 1926
Accipiter melanochlamys (Salvadori 1875)
Accipiter poliogaster (Temminck 1824)
Accipiter rufitorques (Peale 1848)
Accipiter soloensis (Horsfield 1821)
Accipiter trinotatus Bonaparte 1850
Accipiter trivirgatus (Temminck 1824)
Aegypius monachus (Linnaeus 1766)
Aviceda cuculoides Swainson 1837
Aviceda jerdoni (Blyth 1842)
Aviceda leuphotes (Dumont 1820)
Aviceda madagascariensis (Smith 1834)
Aviceda subcristata (Gould 1838)
Chelictinia riocourii (Vieillot 1822)
Chondrohierax uncinatus (Temminck 1822)
Circaetus cinerascens von Müller 1851
Circaetus cinereus Vieillot 1818
Circaetus fasciolatus Kaup 1850
Circus aeruginosus (Linnaeus 1758)
Circus approximans Peale 1848
Circus assimilis Jardine & Selby 1828
Circus buffoni (Gmelin 1788)
Circus cinereus Vieillot 1816
Circus macrosceles Newton 1863
Circus macrourus (Gmelin 1770)
Circus maurus (Temminck 1828)
Circus melanoleucos (Pennant 1769)
Circus pygargus (Linnaeus 1758)
Circus ranivorus (Daudin 1800)
Dryotriorchis spectabilis (Schlegel 1863)
Elanoides forficatus (Linnaeus 1758)
Elanus axillaris (Latham 1801)
Elanus caeruleus (Desfontaines 1789)
Elanus leucurus (Vieillot 1818)
Elanus scriptus Gould 1842
Eutriorchis astur (Sharpe 1875)
Gampsonyx swainsonii Vigors 1825
Gypaetus barbatus (Linnaeus 1758)
Gypohierax angolensis (Gmelin 1788)
Gyps bengalensis (Gmelin 1788)
Gyps coprotheres (Forster 1798)
Gyps fulvus (Hablizl 1783)
Gyps himalayensis Hume 1869
Gyps rueppelli (Brehm 1852)
Haliaeetus albicilla (Linnaeus 1758)
Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Linnaeus 1766)
Haliaeetus leucogaster (Gmelin 1788)
Haliaeetus leucoryphus (Pallas 1771)
Haliaeetus pelagicus (Pallas 1811)
Haliaeetus sanfordi Mayr 1935
Haliaeetus vocifer (Daudin 1800)
Haliaeetus vociferoides Des Murs 1845
Haliastur indus (Boddaert 1783)
Haliastur sphenurus (Vieillot 1818)
Hamirostra melanosternon (Gould 1841)
Harpagus bidentatus (Latham 1790)
Harpagus diodon (Temminck 1823)
Helicolestes hamatus (Temminck 1821)
Henicopernis infuscatus Gurney 1882
Henicopernis longicauda (Garnot 1828)
Icthyophaga humilis (Müller & Schlegel 1841)
Icthyophaga ichthyaetus (Horsfield 1821)
Ictinia mississippiensis (Wilson 1811)
Ictinia plumbea (Gmelin 1788)
Kaupifalco monogrammicus (Temminck 1824)
Leptodon cayanensis (Latham 1790)
Lophoictinia isura (Gould 1838)
Macheiramphus alcinus Westermann 1851
Melierax canorus (Rislachi 1799)
Melierax metabates Heuglin 1861
Melierax poliopterus Cabanis 1869
Micronisus gabar (Daudin 1800)
Milvus migrans (Boddaert 1783)
Milvus milvus (Linnaeus 1758)
Necrosyrtes monachus (Temminck 1823)
Neophron percnopterus (Linnaeus 1758)
Pernis apivorus (Linnaeus 1758)
Pernis ptilorhynchus (Temminck 1821)
Polyboroides radiatus (Scopoli 1786)
Polyboroides typus Smith 1829
Rostrhamus sociabilis (Vieillot 1817)
Sarcogyps calvus (Scopoli 1786)
Spilornis cheela (Latham 1790)
Spilornis elgini (Blyth 1863)
Spilornis holospilus (Vigors 1831)
Spilornis kinabaluensis Sclater 1919
Spilornis rufipectus Gould 1858
Terathopius ecaudatus (Daudin 1800)
Torgos tracheliotos (Forster 1791)
Trigonoceps occipitalis (Burchell 1824)
149 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Sauropsida
Sauria
Archelosauria
Archosauria
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Coelurosauria
Aves
Neognathae
Accipitriformes
Accipitridae
Accipitrinae
Gyps
Gyps africanus (this page)
Gyps bengalensis
Gyps coprotheres
Gyps fulvus
Gyps himalayensis
Gyps indicus
Gyps rueppellii
Gyps tenuirostris

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Aves
Neognathae
Neoaves
Inopinaves
Telluraves
Afroaves
Accipitrimorphae
Accipitriformes
Accipitridae
Gyps
Gyps africanus (this page)
Gyps bengalensis
Gyps bochenskii
Gyps coprotheres
Gyps fulvescens
Gyps fulvus
Gyps himalayensis
Gyps hispaniolensis
Gyps indicus
Gyps pallescens
Gyps rueppelli
Gyps rueppellii
Gyps tenuirostris
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