Burung nasar dan kondor (Vultures & Condors)
Rüppell’s Vulture
Gyps rueppellii
- mistis
- 75 km/h
- Kritis
Holds the confirmed altitude record for any bird. A jet engine struck one at 37,000 feet over West Africa in 1973.
- Populasi
- ~22,000 individuals, but the true current population is likely much lower given an estimated ~92.5% decline over three generations (c. 5.8%/year decline rate)
- Habitat
- Breeds colonially on cliff faces and rock ledges; forages over open savanna, Acacia woodland, grassland, and semi-arid/desert country, avoiding dense forest
- Fakta menarik
- A Rüppell's vulture collided with an aircraft over Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire on 29 November 1973 at roughly 11,300 m (37,000 ft) — the highest-altitude bird strike ever confirmed and the basis for its recognition as the highest-flying bird species on record.
- Sebaran
- Sahel and East/sub-Saharan Africa (Senegambia and Mali east to Sudan, South Sudan and Eritrea/Ethiopia, south through Kenya and Tanzania to Mozambique/Zimbabwe/South Africa); Morocco holds a small resident population (tagged birds overwintering there); rare vagrant to Spain and Portugal since 1992, with annual records since 1997 mainly around Cádiz/Strait of Gibraltar
- Makanan
- Obligate carrion feeder — scavenges carcasses of wild ungulates (wildebeest, zebra, gazelle) and livestock, often at large multi-species vulture feeding aggregations; locates food by sight; highly acidic stomach lets it safely consume old, bacteria-laden carcasses
- Ukuran
- 0,97 m
- Bentang sayap
- 2,43 m
- Masa hidup
- 20 tahun
