Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Kransaasvoël |
| Bulgarian | Капски лешояд |
| Catalan | voltor del Cap |
| Czech | sup kapský |
| Danish | Kapgrib |
| Dutch | Kaapse Gier |
| English | Cape Griffon |
| English (South Africa) | Cape Vulture |
| English (United States) | Cape Griffon |
| Finnish | kapinkorppikotka |
| French | Vautour chassefiente |
| French (France) | Vautour chassefiente |
| German | Kapgeier |
| Hebrew | נשר הכף |
| Icelandic | Höfðagammur |
| Japanese | ケープシロエリハゲワシ |
| Norwegian | kappgribb |
| Polish | sęp przylądkowy |
| Russian | Капский сип |
| Serbian | Kapski sup |
| Slovak | sup plavý |
| Slovenian | Kapski jastreb |
| Spanish | Buitre de El Cabo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Buitre de El Cabo |
| Swedish | kapgam |
| Turkish | Kap Akbabası |
| Ukrainian | Сип капський |
Gyps coprotheres (Forster, 1798)
PROTONYM:
Vultur Coprotheres
Forster, 1798. F. le Vaillant's Naturgeschichte der Africanischen Vögel mit Anmerkungen von Dr. Johann Reinhold Forster, p.35 pl.10.
TYPE LOCALITY:
South Africa.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- GYPS
- gyps
- coprotheres
- Coprotheres
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Cape Griffon Gyps coprotheres Scientific name definitions
Alan C. Kemp, Guy M. Kirwan, David Christie, and Christopher J. Sharpe
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated March 18, 2017
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated March 18, 2017
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Cape Griffon Gyps coprotheres
Authors
Alan C. Kemp, Guy M. Kirwan, David Christie, and Christopher J. Sharpe
Recommended Citation
Kemp, A. C., G. M. Kirwan, D. A. Christie, and C. J. Sharpe (2020). Cape Griffon (Gyps coprotheres), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.capgri1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- March 18, 2017
- Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres
Authors
Alan C. Kemp, Guy M. Kirwan, David Christie, and Christopher J. Sharpe
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan, David Christie, and Christopher J. Sharpe
Recommended Citation
Kemp, A. C., G. M. Kirwan, D. A. Christie, and C. J. Sharpe (2017). Cape Vulture (Gyps coprotheres). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.