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Griffon Vulture

Birds

The Eurasian griffon vulture, commonly called the griffon vulture, is a large Old World vulture in the bird of prey family Accipitridae, also known simply as the Eurasian griffon; the term griffon vulture is sometimes used for the entire genus Gyps.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Detritivore or Scavenger 2
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 3
Relationship to People
Ecotourism and Research 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Derived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status.
Scientific Name
Gyps fulvus 1
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Body Size Band
Large 5
Activity Pattern
Diurnal 5
Lifespan
41.4 6
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
White neck ruff and yellow bill; buff body and wing coverts contrast with dark flight feathers 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Accipitriformes, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

In Ecosystem

Doñana, Ecosystems
Source GBIF: Gyps fulvus
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Africa

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Belgium

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Denmark

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Estonia

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France

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Latvia

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Netherlands

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Norway

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South Asia

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Spain

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Ukraine

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United Kingdom

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Eurasian griffon vulture
  • Lead, sentence 1
    The Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus)
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • Description
    It has a white neck ruff and yellow bill. The buff body and wing coverts contrast with the dark flight feathers.
  • Research use
    Griffon vultures have been used as model organisms for the study of soaring and thermoregulation.
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2. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
  • Diet: Detritivore or Scavenger
3. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species API
  • System (Realm): Terrestrial
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Gyps fulvus
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 5114
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 5114
"rank":"SPECIES","name_status":"A","updated_at":"2026-05-06T11:22:56.043Z","active":true,"cites_listing":"II"
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5. Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 bird functional traits (BirdFuncDat)
Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)
  • Row: gyps fulvus
    4653 Nonpasseriformes Accipitriformes Accipitridae "Osprey, kites, hawks and eagles" 36 BL3 Gyps fulvus Griffon Vulture 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 VertFishScav Ref_2 A Jennifer 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_2 1 Jessica 0 7435.99 Dunning08 1
  • BirdFuncDat.txt row Gyps fulvus, Nocturnal column
    Gyps fulvus Griffon Vulture 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 VertFishScav Ref_2 A Jennifer 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_2 1 Jessica 0
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6. Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool: AnAge entry for Gyps fulvus
Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of LiverpoolLifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Quote, Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity 41.4 years (captivity)
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Wikidata: Griffon Vulture
Wikidata Q177856, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: AccipitriformesView the Source
GBIF: Gyps fulvus
GBIFIn Ecosystem: Doñana, Distributions
Quote, In Ecosystem: Doñana, Distributions
locality: Donana Biosphere Reserve (Spain)
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