Cape Vulture (Gyps Coprotheres) Sitting On The Ground : (Pix Sanjiv Shukla). Cape Vulture Or Cape Griffon (Gyps Coprotheres) Is Also Called "Kolbe's Vulture". Endemic To Southern Africa They Are Old World Vultures In The Family Accipitridae And Are Found Mainly In South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, And In Some Parts Of Northern Namibia.

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