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Rüppell's Vulture

(Gyps rueppelli)

Species Fact Sheet

IUCN Red List StatusCritically EndangeredSource: IUCN 2024
Nesting HabitatCliffs, with higher elevations preferred.Source: Chepkirui et al 2024

Bibliography

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Awoyemi et al 2022. “Culture and the illegal trade in vultures in southwestern Nigeria: conundrums and recommendations” Vulture News 83: November 2022. https://www.ajol.info...

Botha and Román 2018. “First confirmed record of Rüppell’s Vulture Gyps rueppelli from the Gorongosa National Park, central Mozambique” Vulture News 74: July 2018. https://www.ajol.info...

Cannell and Degrange 2024. "Into Thin Air: The Loss of the Pliocene Giant Volant Birds" Evolving Earth: 24 December 2024. https://www.sciencedirect.com...

Chepkirui et al 2024. "Niche Distribution Pattern of Rüppell's Vulture (Gyps rueppellii) and Conservation Implication in Kenya" Ecology and Evolution 14(12). https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov...

Dognimon et al 2025. "Geographic distribution and supply chain of vultures in Benin, West Africa" Conservation Science and Practice: 20 February 2025. https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com...

Garrido et al 2021. “An overview of the first international symposium on the Rüppell’s Vulture in the Mediterranean region, 24th March 2021” Vulture News 79: November 2020/2021. https://www.ajol.info...

Garrido et al 2022. “First data about movements and threats of Rüppell's Vultures (Gyps rueppellii) tagged in Morocco: an international and multi-institutional study” Vulture News 83: November 2022. https://www.ajol.info...

Surdo and Vento 2024. “Sicilian ornithological report 2021 (Sicily, Italy)” Biodiversity Journal 15(3). https://www.biodiversityjournal.com...