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White-Backed Vulture

Care, environment, breeding and conservation records for White-Backed Vulture.

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Identity & conservation

Scientific name
Gyps africanus
Enclosures
Aviary
Status
Critically endangered
Status code
CR
Regions
Africa
Biomes
Desert, Grassland
Edition
Base game
Class group
Birds
Revealed
2026-09-08
Status groups
Critically endangered, Threatened
Tax class
Aves
Tax family
Accipitridae
Tax genus
Gyps
Tax order
Accipitriformes
Wild population
27,000 - 51,300 (estimated)
Wild population count
27000

Habitat & enclosure

Barrier grade
2
Barrier height
1 m
Climb proof
No
Water barrier
No
Temp min
14 °C
Temp max
41 °C
Area land min
475 m²
Area land
475 m² + 100 m² per extra animal
Area climbing
Unknown
Area deep water
Unknown
Area flying
60 m² + 25 m² per extra animal
Area shelter
10 m² per animal
Area water
Unknown
Humidity
Unknown
Plant cover
10-40%
Salinity
Unknown
Terrain
Short Grass 20-80%, Sand 10-70%, Soil 10-70%, Rock 0-20%, Waterlogged 0-10%
Water barrier depth
Unknown
Water barrier width
Unknown

Social life & breeding

Group size
6-80 (up to 40 males, up to 40 females)
Life expectancy
19-25 years
Bachelor females
1-40
Bachelor males
1-40
Breeding difficulty
Difficult
Gestation
1.8 months
Gestation months
1.8 months
Group name
Unknown
Interbirth
10.2 months
Interbirth months
10.2 months
Litter label
Clutch size
Litter size
1
Mating season
Autumn
Mating system
Monogamous
Maturity age
6 years
Maturity years
6 years
Shoal fish
No
Shoal size
Unknown
Sterility age
Death

Other facts

Diet
Nutritionally Complete Meat, Small Carcasses
Colony size
Unknown
Colour morphs
Unknown
Dominance
Unknown
Enrichment
Blood Scent Marker, Perch 01, Perch 02, Rubber Snake, Shredding Perch, Suspended Perch
Exhibit types
Unknown
Feeders
Bamboo Feeder, Food Tray - Large, Food Tray - Small, Perch Feeder, Ribbed Feeder
Nest
Unknown
Offspring dispersal
None
Size female
2.4 m
Size male
2.02 m
Size max
2.4 m
Size measure
Leg span
Temperature
14 to 41°C
Thriving group
Unknown
Thriving member of
African Savannah
Thriving with
Unknown
Water sources
Ground Water Fountain - Small
Weather dislikes
Unknown
Weight female
Unknown
Weight female text
Unknown
Weight juvenile
550 g
Weight male
Unknown
Weight male text
Unknown

Research levels

LevelUnlocksResearch gate
Level 1Thriving Requirement 1: Ribbed Feeder, at least 4Unknown
Level 2Thriving Requirement 2: at least 20 objects or plants with the Climbable tag; White-Backed Vulture Fact SheetUnknown
Level 3Release groups and release to the wildUnknown
Level 4Thriving Requirement 3: Food Grade 2; Fertility Level 1 (+15% fertility)Before this level: an Observation Network (Observation Platform) in Tanzania Reserve and this species released in Tanzania Reserve
Level 5Thriving Requirement 4: at least 50% native plantsUnknown
Level 6Thriving Requirement 5: Canopy Platform Nest - Large, at least 8; Fertility Level 2 (+30% fertility)Unknown

Observation network present at Tanzania Reserve AND White-Backed Vulture released at Tanzania Reserve

Valid release groups

GroupTypeAnimals
ColonyMixed group5 males, 5 females
Breeding PartnersBreeding partners1 male, 1 female

Release requirements

Requirement typeRequirement
Ecosystems RequiredSavannah
Species Roles RequiredPredators
Nature RequirementsCanopy Platform Nest - Large

(established)

Savannah

Predators

Canopy Platform Nest - Large

White-Backed Vulture2
Biomes2
Barriers at this grade4
Feeders5
Enrichment items6
Water sources1
Research levels1
Ecosystems2
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Sources51