Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Eurasian Griffon (Gyps fulvus) - HBW 2, p. 127
French: Vautour fauve
German: Gänsegeier
Spanish: Buitre Leonado
Other common names: Griffon Vulture
Taxonomy: Vultur fulvus Hablizl, 1783, Samamisian Alps, Gilan, Iran.
Sometimes considered conspecific with G. coprotheres; also occasionally with G. himalayensis. Forms superspecies with G. coprotheres and probably with G. rueppellii; possibly also with G. himalayensis and G. indicus. Population of Punjab Salt Range (Pakistan), erroneously described as G. indicus jonesi, actually belongs to race fulvescens of present species. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- fulvus (Hablizl, 1783) - NW Africa and Iberian Peninsula E through Balkans, Turkey, Middle East, Arabia and Iran to Pamirs and Altai.
- fulvescens Hume, 1869 - Afghanistan, Pakistan and N India E to Assam.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Three individuals sitting on a hilltop Locality Gorges du Tarn, France (ssp fulvus)
Thorsten Stegmann 15 April 2001 9 years ago 19 sec 3.6 -
Several birds soaring. Locality Desert National Park, Rajasthan, India (ssp fulvescens)
Josep del Hoyo 22 February 2011 1 year ago 27 sec 3.5 -
An adult in flight. Locality Desert National Park, Rajasthan, India (ssp fulvescens)
Josep del Hoyo 22 February 2011 1 year ago 18 sec 3.5 -
A group of birds feeding on a carcass. Locality Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp fulvus)
Jesús Laborda 1 April 2009 4 years ago 52 sec 3.5 -
A bird flying and finally landing Locality Huesca, Aragón, Spain
Juan Sanabria 1 June 2008 4 years ago 35 sec 3.5 -
A group feeding on carrion Locality Algeciras, Cádiz, Andalucia, Spain (ssp fulvus)
Francesc Capdevila i Torr... 11 September 2003 9 years ago 29 sec 3.5
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Adult flying
Locality Navarre, Spain
Nicole Bouglouan 26 May 2006 3 years ago 4 -
Flight displays - Adults flying in tandem
Locality Extremadura, Spain
Nicole Bouglouan 9 May 2006 3 years ago 4 -
An individual looking around.
Locality Muel, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp fulvus)
Jesús Laborda 20 July 2009 3 years ago 4 -
Flying in to join peers at a carcase
Locality Belén, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
Brendan Marnell 26 August 2008 2 years ago 3.9 -
Heavy in flight after feeding
Locality Deleitosa, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
Brendan Marnell 28 August 2008 1 year ago 3.9 -
Chick in nest
Locality Andalucia, Spain
Simon Littlejohn 1 April 2010 2 years ago 3.9
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