Ruppell's Griffon Vulture, also called Ruppell's Vulture, is native to central Africa, from West Africa to East Africa. It is the highest-recorded flying bird, having been sucked into a jet plane engine over the Ivory Coast at over 37,700 feet.

A large vulture, it is similar to the (Eurasian) Griffon Vulture but has only a white neck ruff (not the straggly beige ruff), more white on its darker brown plumage and a whitish/neutral horn beak. It also has a dark brown patch at the base of its neck.