Aasvogel

A vulture of the Afrikaans, which can imply several species of South African vultures. The word's origin is direct from archaic 'aas' for carrion and 'vogel' for bird, from Dutch origin.

Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animals
Phylum	Chordata – chordates
Subphylum	Vertebrata – vertebrates
Class	Aves – Birds
Order	Accipitriformes – Hawks
Family	Accipitridae Vigors, 1824 – Eagles, Hawks, Kites, aigles, buses
Genus	Gyps Savigny, 1809
Species	Gyps africanus Salvadori, 1865 – White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus, Salvadori, 1865, Taxonomic Serial No.: 560343

References and Further Reading

World Book, ©2002

White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus) - BirdLife species factsheet, Nesting habitat preference of the African White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus and the effects of anthopogenic disturbance.