• Synonyms Whitebacked Vulture, White-backed Griffon, African Whitebacked Vulture, African White-backed Vulture, White backed Vulture, African White-necked Vulture
  • Old latin name for bird Pseudogyps africanus

White-backed Vulturebird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Zambia
  • 2.
    Call, © Derek Solomon
    Zambia
  • 3.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
  • 4.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Namibia
  • 5.
    Vocalising while mating., call, © Derek Solomon
    South Africa
  • 6.
    Call, © Ehren Eksteen
    South Africa
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see White-backed Vulture

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion widespread

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansWitrugaasvoël, Witrugaasvoel
BasqueSai gibelzuri afrikarra
BelarusianБеласпiнны сiп
Bengaliধরাচ঩ঠ ঱কুন
BretonGup kein gwenn
BulgarianБелогръб лешояд, Африкански белоръб лешояд, Африкански белогръб лешояд
Catalanvoltor dorsiblanc africà
Chinese非洲白背兀鷲, 非洲白背兀鹫, 非洲白背兀鹜
Chinese (Traditional)白背兀鷲
Croatianbjeloleđi sup
Czechsup africký
DanishHvidrygget Grib
DutchWitruggier, Bengaalse Gier
EsperantoBlankdorsa grifo, Blankdorsa vulturo
Estoniansavanni-kaeluskotkas
Finnishsavannikorppikotka
FrenchVautour du Cap, Vautour africain, Vautour à dos blanc, Gyps africain
FrisianWytrêchgier
GalicianAbutre africano, Voitre africano
GermanWeißrückengeier, Bengalengeier
GreekΑφρικαvόγυπας
Hebrewנשר לבן-גב, נשר אפריקאי
Hungarianfehérhátú keselyű
IcelandicSkellugammur
IrishBadhbh dhroimbhán
ItalianGrifone dorsobianco africano, Avvoltoio dorsobianco, Grifone africano
Japaneseコシジロハゲワシ
LatvianĀfrikas grifs
LithuanianBaltnugaris grifas, afrikinis grifas
LuxembourgishWäissréckegeier, Afrikanesche Gänsegeier
MacedonianАфрикански белогрб мршојадец
NorwegianHvitrygggribb, hvitryggribb
Norwegian NynorskKvitryggribb
Polishsęp afrykański, sep afrykanski
PortugueseGrifo-de-dorso-branco, Grifo do cabo, Grifo-do-cabo, grifo-africano
RomanianVultur pleşuv african
RussianГриф белобокий африканский, Африканский гриф, Африканский сип
SerbianBeloleđi sup, Afrički beloleđi sup
ShonaGora
Slovaksup hrdzavohnedý, sup bielochrbtý
SlovenianAfriški plešec
SpanishBuitre dorsiblanco africano, Buitre Dorsiblanco Bengalí, Buitre de espalada blanca, Buitre de Espalda Blanca
SwahiliTumbusi Mgongo-mweupe
Swedishvitryggig gam, Afrikansk vitryggad gam, Vitryggad gam
TatarАфрика ак янтыклы комае
TsongaKoti
TswanaKopajammutla
TurkishAk Sırtlı Akbaba, Afrika akbabası
Ukrainianсип африканський
WelshFwltur cefnwyn Affrica