Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Eurasian Black Vulture (Aegypius monachus) - HBW 2, p. 128
French: Vautour moine
German: Mönchsgeier
Spanish: Buitre Negro
Other common names: Cinereous Vulture, (European) Black Vulture(!)
Taxonomy: Vultur Monachus Linnaeus, 1766, Arabia.
Sometimes considered to be congeneric with genera Torgos, Sarcogyps and Trigonoceps. Possible races chincou/chinou of China and danieli of Mongolia not generally recognized. Monotypic.
Distribution: S Palearctic, from Spain, Balearic Is and Balkans through Turkey, Caucasus, Iran and Afghanistan to S Siberia, Mongolia, N China and extreme N India. Winters S to Sudan, Middle East, Pakistan, NW India and Korea.
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A bird soaring. Locality Desert National Park, Rajasthan, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 22 February 2011 1 year ago 23 sec 3.9 -
A bird perched on a branch and flying away Locality Royal Bardia National Park, Nepal (Monotypic species)
Stefan Behrens 2002 6 years ago 32 sec 3.8 -
Adult perched in a tree Locality Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal (Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 4 March 2009 2 years ago 23 sec 3.8 -
A close-up of an immature bird sunning and resting. Locality Parc Pairi Daiza (Paradisio), Cambron-Casteau, Brugelette, Hainaut Province, Belgium (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 4 June 2010 2 years ago 29 sec 3.7 -
A close view of a perched bird Locality Monfragüe National Park, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain (Monotypic species)
Paul Clarke 22 May 2009 3 years ago 41 sec 3.7 -
An immature on the ground and flying away in slow motion Locality Cabañeros National Park, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain (Monotypic species)
Francesc Capdevila i Torr... 16 September 2003 9 years ago 26 sec 3.7 -
A bird walking and running on the ground. Locality Jurong Bird Park, Singapore (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 18 October 2011 1 year ago 17 sec 3.6 -
Flight Locality El Pardo, Madrid, Spain
Juan Sanabria 31 March 2011 1 year ago 1 min 1 sec 3.5 -
An individual in flight, soaring. Locality Desert National Park, Rajasthan, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 22 February 2011 1 year ago 23 sec 3.3 -
2 birds on the ground, along with a eurasian griffon Locality Los Llanos de Cáceres, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
Juan Sanabria 1 March 2009 3 years ago 23 sec 3.3 -
Several birds with Griffon Vultures of different ages feeding together in a supplementary feeding station Locality Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli Forest Reserve, East Macedonia and Thrace Region, Greece (Monotypic species)
Javier Elorriaga 18 January 2005 6 years ago 32 sec 3.3 -
Immature resting in the steppe. Locality Aktogay, East Kazakhstan Province, Kazakhstan (Monotypic species)
Christophe Gouraud 25 April 2010 2 years ago 25 sec 3.2 -
A group on the ground, then an individual flying to a tree Locality Dadia, East Macedonia and Thrace Region, Greece (Monotypic species)
Peter Waanders 30 April 2005 6 years ago 1 min 7 sec 3.1 -
a bird on the ground Locality Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
Eric Roualet 20 April 2007 4 years ago 11 sec 3 -
An individual soaring Locality Heimahe, Qinghai, China (Northern) (Monotypic species)
John Gregory 27 July 2002 5 years ago 26 sec 3 -
An adult providing shadow to its chick in the nest. Locality Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli Forest Reserve, East Macedonia and Thrace Region, Greece (Monotypic species)
Javier Elorriaga 16 July 2005 6 years ago 32 sec 2.9 -
An individual flying Locality Cabañeros National Park, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain (Monotypic species)
Francesc Capdevila i Torr... 16 September 2003 9 years ago 29 sec 2.8 -
A close-up of the heads of two birds Locality Bronx Zoo, New York City, New York, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 June 2005 6 years ago 30 sec 2.7 -
Two birds soaring Locality Puerto de Cotos, Madrid, Spain (Monotypic species)
Juan Sanabria 31 January 2006 7 years ago 59 sec 2.7 -
A poor view of an adult on its nest, with a good view of its nesting habitat. Locality Montes de Granadilla, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
Juan Sanabria 1 March 2007 4 years ago 19 sec 2 -
a bird on the ground with Griffon Vulture Locality Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
Eric Roualet 20 April 2007 4 years ago 9 sec 2 -
a bird soaring Locality Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
Eric Roualet 20 April 2007 4 years ago 20 sec 1.5 -
a bird in activ flight Locality Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
Eric Roualet 20 April 2007 4 years ago 9 sec 1.5
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