Cape Griffon Gyps coprotheres Scientific name definitions
- VU Vulnerable
- Names (28)
- Monotypic
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
Text last updated March 18, 2017
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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 |
| Zulu | idlanga lentaba |
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
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Cape Griffon
