A large bird (90 cm to 100 cm) found in much of Africa south of the Sahara. In southern Africa it is the most common vulture, and is found throughout the north. It is very gregarious and frequents savannah and bushveld. The main food is carrion and bone fragments.

 

List of Stamps showing White-backed Vulture
Country	SG	Michel	Year	Value
Burundi	0623	0713	1971	3f+
Burundi	0647	0737	1971	17f
Burundi	0678	0772	1971	17f+1f
Central African Republic			2000	485f
Ghana	1595	1559	1991	c80
Somalia		0462	1993	800s
Tanzania	1854	1861	1994	500s
Tanzania		2169	1995	100s
Uganda	1640	1665	1995	500s
Upper Volta	0728	0962	1984	400f