Upper Volta 1984 Mi#962A Gyps africanus/Scouts/WWF/w logo Single Perforated MNH

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Country

Upper Volta

Catalog Number

Mi962A

Stamp Type

General Issue

Condition

Mint (NH)

Stamp Format

Single

Topic

Organizations - Scouts

Year of Issue

1984

Item Description

Upper Volta - 19.07.1984 - Gyps africanus - Scouts - WWF/w/logo - Single Perforated MNH VF Condition - Michel Catalogue # 962A - The WHITE-BACKED VULTURE (_Gyps africanus_) is an Old World vulture in the family Accipitridae, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks. It is closely related to the European griffon vulture, _G. fulvus_. Sometimes it is called AFRICAN WHITE-BACKED VULTURE to distinguish it from the Oriental white-backed vulture &mdash nowadays usually called white-rumped vulture &mdash to which it was formerly believed to be closely related.

The white-backed vulture is a typical vulture, with only down feathers on the head and neck, very broad wings and short tail feathers. It has a white neck ruff. The adult’s whitish back contrasts with the otherwise dark plumage. Juveniles are largely dark. This is a medium-sized vulture; its body mass is 4.2 to 7.2 kilograms (9.3–15.9 lb), it is 78 to 98 cm (31 to 39 in) long and has a 1.96 to 2.25 m (6 to 7 ft) wingspan.[2][3][4]

Like other vultures it is a scavenger, feeding mostly from carcasses of animals which it finds by soaring over savannah. It also takes scraps from human habitations. It often moves in flocks. It breeds in trees on the savannah of west and east Africa, laying one egg. The population is mostly resident.

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