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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
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 (w-bfill-g5-0924 browse backfill).
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
White neck ruff and yellow bill; buff body and wing coverts contrast with dark flight feathers 1
Scientific Name
Gyps fulvus 1
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Accipitriformes, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Estonia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: France, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Latvia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Netherlands, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: South Asia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Spain, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Ukraine, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: United Kingdom, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Eurasian griffon vulture
  • Lead, sentence 1
    The Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus)
  • Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status)
    least concern
  • Description
    It has a white neck ruff and yellow bill. The buff body and wing coverts contrast with the dark flight feathers.
View the Source
2. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
3. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
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
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