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Species
Vulnerablevia IUCN
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Vulnerable
- Commons category
- Gyps coprotheres
- taxon name
- Gyps coprotheres
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- Gyps coprotheres
- taxon common name
- kapski sup
- wingspan
- 2.56
- litter size
- 1
- egg incubation period
- 56
- short name
- G. coprotheres
- taxon range
- Africa
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Encyclopedic overview
The Cape vulture (Gyps coprotheres), also known as Cape griffon and Kolbe's vulture, is an Old World vulture in the family Accipitridae. It is endemic to southern Africa, and lives mainly in South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, and in some parts of northern Namibia. It nests on cliffs and lays one egg per year. In 2015, it had been classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, but was down-listed to Vulnerable in 2021 as some populations increased and have been stable since about 2016.
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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cape Vulture” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.