White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusGyps (Griffon Vultures)
- SpeciesGyps africanus (White-backed Vulture)
The white-backed vulture (Gyps africanus) is an Old World vulture in the family Accipitridae, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks. It is the most common vulture species in the continent of Africa. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Pilanesberg National Park
Cape Griffon
Gyps coprotheres
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
Gabar Goshawk
Micronisus gabar
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Black-breasted Snake Eagle
Circaetus pectoralis
Brown Snake Eagle
Circaetus cinereus
European Honey-buzzard
Pernis apivorus
African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
African Hawk-Eagle
Aquila spilogaster
Pale Chanting Goshawk
Melierax canorus
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of White-backed Vulture at Pilanesberg National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there