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The Rüppell's vulture (Gyps rueppelli) is a bird found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Sudan, Chad, Mali, and 1 more countries. Cliffs and open grassland across the Sahel and eastern Africa. It eats dead animals (carrion). The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

🏡 Where the Rüppell's vulture lives

Cliffs and open grassland across the Sahel and eastern Africa.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🦴 Leftovers (carrion)100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Rüppell's vulture

Recorded by Alain Malengreau (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1093592. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Rüppell's vulture

Where does the Rüppell's vulture live?

The Rüppell's vulture lives in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Sudan, Chad, Mali, and 1 more countries. Cliffs and open grassland across the Sahel and eastern Africa.

What does the Rüppell's vulture eat?

dead animals (carrion) (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Rüppell's vulture endangered?

Almost gone from the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Critically Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.