Where does the White-backed Vulture live?
Gyps africanus has 146,692 records in 48 countries and territories, from 1875 to 2026. Most records come from South Africa.
- 146,692 records
- 48 places
- 83 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesAccipitriformesAccipitridaeGyps
When it is recorded
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Peak month: November. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 68,653 | |
| Kenya | 16,852 | |
| Tanzania | 11,948 | |
| Namibia | 10,722 | |
| Botswana | 8,883 | |
| Zimbabwe | 7,044 | |
| Uganda | 5,773 | |
| Zambia | 4,748 | |
| Ethiopia | 3,327 | |
| Gambia | 1,602 | |
| Senegal | 1,321 | |
| Eswatini | 1,223 | |
| Ghana | 1,213 | |
| Mozambique | 1,059 | |
| Benin | 720 | |
| Malawi | 590 | |
| DR Congo | 162 | |
| Cameroon | 131 | |
| Guinea | 97 | |
| Chad | 83 | |
| Spain | 69 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 67 | |
| Rwanda | 58 | |
| Israel | 51 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 44 | |
| Burkina Faso | 40 | |
| Niger | 40 | |
| Angola | 37 | |
| South Sudan | 33 | |
| Nigeria | 18 | |
| Sudan | 17 | |
| Somalia | 11 | |
| Gabon | 8 | |
| Portugal | 7 | |
| Eritrea | 6 | |
| Morocco | 6 | |
| Sierra Leone | 6 | |
| Central African Republic | 4 | |
| Netherlands | 4 | |
| Togo | 4 |
Showing the top 40 of 48 places.
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Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.