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Griffon Vulture

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Griffon Vulture

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Also known as Gyps fulvus, Eurasian griffon

species of bird

OverviewAI-generated

The Griffon Vulture, also known as the Eurasian Griffon, is a species of bird classified within the taxon *Gyps fulvus*. It belongs to the class Aves and functions as a scavenger and necrophage. The species is diurnal, meaning it is active during the day. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2021.

This vulture has a wingspan of 2.591 and a mass of 252. Its reproductive cycle includes an egg incubation period of 54 days and a litter size of 1. The taxon range includes Africa and Burkina Faso. The species is not extinct.

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Species

Least Concern

Eurasian Griffon

species

Observations34,607

via IUCN

Wikidata facts

Instance of
necrophage
Parent taxon
Gyps
Mass
8.328
Image
Gyps fulvus -Basque Country-8.jpg
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taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
Commons category
Gyps fulvus
taxon name
Gyps fulvus
Commons gallery
Gyps fulvus
wingspan
2.591
litter size
1
egg incubation period
54
taxon common name
grifo-eurasiático
diel cycle
diurnality
short name
G. fulvus
taxon range
Burkina Faso
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Encyclopedic overview

The Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) is a large Old World vulture in the bird of prey family Accipitridae. It is also known as the Eurasian griffon or griffon vulture, although the latter term is sometimes used for the genus Gyps as a whole.

Description

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Griffon Vulture” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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