A very large bird (95-107 cm) is found in east and west Africa. It is a vagrant to southern Africa with several records of the bird together with the Cape Vulture at breeding colonies in the Northern Province and Zimbabwe.

 

List of Stamps showing Ruppell's Vulture
Country	SG	Michel	Year	Value
Cameroun	1022	1060	1984	60f
Congo (Brazzaville)	1340	1355	1993	75f
Gambia	1503	1558	1993	D3
Ghana	2971		2000	c1100
Mali	1076	1049	1985	540f
Mauritania	D 177	P 26	1963	50c
Somalia	0438	0086	1966	50c
Tanzania		2406	1996	300s
Togo	2145m		1995	1500f
Upper Volta	0539	0771	1979	15f