Eurasian Griffon (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.

Population
Estimated population is 100,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (77)...)

Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) [XC144933]
by Jos\u00e9 Carlos Sires from Saint-May, Drome, Rhone-Alpes, France (cur\u00e9e)

Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) [XC802298]
by SonoNatura from P\u00e1ramos del Durat\u00f3n (near Burgomillodo), Segovia, Castilla y Le\u00f3n, Spain (begging 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 Eurasian Griffon (Gyps fulvus) - 10 files

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