White-backed Vulture perched on top of a dead tree

Hluhluwe Imfolozi Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (August 2009)

Also known as African White-backed Vulture. Status is listed as Near Threatened.

For more information on this bird species see the following links:
African White-backed Vulture / Internet Bird Collection
White-backed Vulture / Bird Forum
Gyps africanus / IUCN Red List of Threatened Species