Nature By NameSign inCreate an account

Birds › Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Cape Griffon

Gyps coprotheres

Learn Cape Griffon freeHow it works
Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
(c) kkuntze, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

25 photos

Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.

See all photosAdd a photo

Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in South Africa.January 55, February 83, March 75, April 80, May 52, June 47, July 73, August 96, September 114, October 83, November 97, December 79.
South Africa934
KwaZulu-Natal236
Western Cape163
Eastern Cape136
Limpopo117
Mpumalanga74
Gauteng65
Free State54
Nothern Cape5

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
  • DiurnalActive primarily during the dayFrom its classification
  • ScavengerPrimarily feeds on carrionBIRDBASE avian traits database

Group and habits

  • PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group
  • Rock nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on rocks or cliffs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
  • Platform nestingListed by a harvested source as building platform nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderHawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies · Accipitriformes
FamilyHawks, Eagles, and Kites · Accipitridae
GenusGriffon Vultures · Gyps

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Cape Griffon with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

Create a free accountHow it works