Title:

White-Backed Vulture: Gyps africanus

Author(s):
Publication Year:
2015
Abstract:

Conservation Status: Endangered; Southern African Range: Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Mozambique; Area of Occupancy: 305,000 km2; Population Estimate: About 10,000 birds; Population Trend: Declining; Habitat: Dry woodland savannah; Threats: Poisons, both as incidental to predator control and used by poachers to avoid detection, power line collision and electrocution, drowning, traditional medicine, human disturbance.

Publication Title:

Birds to watch in Namibia: red, rare and endemic species

Editor:
Simmons RE, Brown CJ, Kemper J
Publisher:
Ministry of Environment and Tourism and Namibia Nature Foundation, Windhoek
Pages:
102-105
Item Type:
Book or Magazine Section
Language:
en
Files:
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