Standoff over young wildebeest kill between black-backed jackal and lappet-faced vulture, with white-backed vultures and Ruppell's vultures as spectators. Canis mesomelas; Torgos tracheliotus; Gyps africanus; Gyps rueppellii The lappet-faced vulture, also known as the Nubian vulture, African black vulture, and king vulture, is Africa's largest vulture. Tarangire National Park, Tanzania, East Africa.