Rüppell's vulture, Rüppell's griffon (Gyps rueppelli) Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:R%C3%BCppell%27s_Vulture_(Gyps_rueppelli)_(21160089681).jpg
Rüppell's vulture or Rüppell's griffon vulture (Gyps rueppelli) is a large vulture that occurs throughout the Sahel region of central Africa. Known also as Rüppell's griffon, Rueppell's griffon, Rüppell's griffin vulture, Rueppell's vulture and other variants, it is not to be confused with a different species, the griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus). Rüppell's vulture is named in honor of Eduard Rüppell, a 19th-century German explorer, collector, and zoologist. Rüppell's vulture is considered to be the highest-flying bird, with confirmed evidence of a flight at an altitude of 11,300 metres above sea level.
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Gyps
Species: Gyps rueppelli (Alfred Brehm, 1852)
Synonyms: Gyps rueppellii
