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Gyps
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Gyps is a genus of Old World vultures that was proposed by Marie Jules César Savigny in 1809. Its members are sometimes known as griffon vultures. Gyps vultures have a slim head, a long slender neck with downy feathers, and a ruff around the neck formed by long buoyant feathers. The crown of their big beaks is a little compressed, and their big dark nostrils are set transverse to the beak. They have six or seven wing feathers, of which the first is the shortest and the fourth the longest.
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*Gyps* is a genus of birds within the class Aves. It belongs to the phylum Chordata and the family Accipitridae. The genus is classified under the order Accipitriformes by GBIF, while WoRMS places it in the order Falconiformes. The scientific name *Gyps* was established by Savigny in 1809, and the taxon holds an accepted status.
Records for this genus are held by institutions including CMNH, NYSM, LSUMZ, NHMUK, and MNHN. Associated records indicate presence in Pakistan, Kenya, Spain, Mauritanie, and Ethiopia. The taxon has 1,902,284 occurrences recorded in GBIF, with 24 specific records and 4 media items listed in iDigBio.
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Species
Gyps
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 24
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Collections
- CMNH, NYSM, LSUMZ, NHMUK, MNHN, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE
- Recorded in
- Pakistan, Kenya, Spain, Mauritanie, Ethiopia, Niger, Captive Bird
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Gyps is a genus of Old World vultures that was proposed by Marie Jules César Savigny in 1809. Its members are sometimes known as griffon vultures. Gyps vultures have a slim head, a long slender neck with downy feathers, and a ruff around the neck formed by long buoyant feathers. The crown of their big beaks is a little compressed, and their big dark nostrils are set transverse to the beak. They have six or seven wing feathers, of which the first is the shortest and the fourth the longest.
== Taxonomy == The genus Gyps was introduced in 1809 by the French zoologist Marie Jules César Savigny to accommodate the Eurasian griffon vulture. The genus name is from Ancient Greek gups meaning "vulture". The genus contains eight extant species.
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