Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus)

Other Names (World)
Griffon Vulture, Eurasian Griffon

Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Size
97 - 110 cm
Wingspan: 234 - 269 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Hablizl, 1783)

Habitat
Temperate grassland. From sea-level - 3,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Afghanistan (B) (NB), Albania (B), Algeria, Armenia (B), Austria (NB), Azerbaijan (B) (NB), Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina (B), Bulgaria (B) (NB) (P), China (mainland), Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska) (B) (NB), Cyprus (B) (NB), Czech Republic, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France (B) (NB) (P), Georgia (B), Gibraltar (P), Greece (B) (NB) (P), India (B), Iran [Islamic Republic of] (B), Iraq (B) (NB), Israel (B) (NB), Italy (B) (NB), Jordan (B) (NB), Kazakhstan (B), Kyrgyzstan (B), Lebanon (B), Macedonia [The Former Yugoslav Republic of] (B) (NB), Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Montenegro (B), Morocco, Nepal (B), Oman, Pakistan (B), Palestinian Authority Territories (B), Portugal (B) (NB) (P), Romania (E) (B), Russia (Asian), Russia (Central Asian), Russia (European) (B), Saudi Arabia (B), Senegal, Serbia (B), Slovenia, Spain (B) (NB) (P), Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic (B), Tajikistan (B), Tunisia, Turkey (B) (NB), Turkmenistan (B), Ukraine (B) (NB), United Arab Emirates (NB), Uzbekistan (B), Yemen (B).

Vagrant to Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Denmark, Djibouti, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Kenya, Kuwait, Latvia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Malta, Netherlands Antilles, Niger, Poland, Slovakia (Slovak Republic), Switzerland, Togo, Western Sahara.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 100,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (73)...)

Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) [XC423953]
by Stanislas Wroza from Parque Nacional de Monfrag\u00fce (near Torrej\u00f3n el Rubio), C\u00e1ceres, Extremadura, Spain (call)

Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) [XC423957]
by Stanislas Wroza from Parque Nacional de Monfrag\u00fce (near Torrej\u00f3n el Rubio), C\u00e1ceres, Extremadura, Spain (call)

Subspecies
Sometimes considered conspecific with Cape Vulture (Gyps coprotheres) and also occasionally with Himalayan Griffon (Gyps himalayensis). Forms superspecies with Cape Vulture (Gyps coprotheres) and probably with Ruppell's Vulture (Gyps rueppelli). Possibly also with Himalayan Griffon (Gyps himalayensis) and Indian Vulture (Gyps indicus). Population of Punjab Salt Range (Pakistan), erroneously described as subspecies jonesi of Indian Vulture (Gyps indicus), actually belongs to subspecies fulvescens of present species.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

fulvus (Hablizl, 1783) - North-western Africa and Iberian Peninsula east through Balkans, Turkey, Middle East, Arabia and Iran to Pamirs and Altai.
fulvescens Hume, 1869 - Afghanistan, Pakistan and northern India east to Assam.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) - 10 files

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