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Eurasian Griffon Gyps fulvus Scientific name definitions

Alfredo Salvador
Version: 6.0 — Published July 26, 2024

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Possible confusion species: Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus).
© Josep del Hoyo, Extremadura, Spain, 29 Jan 2015
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Two presumed immatures resting on the ground (subspecies fulvescens).
© Josep del Hoyo, Gujarat, India, 15 Feb 2011
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Arrivals of more than two hundred birds at a feeding station while the caregiver distributes the food.
© Josep del Hoyo, Cataluña, Spain, 23 Dec 2013
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A group of birds feeding.
© Josep del Hoyo, Cataluña, Spain, 15 Nov 2017
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© Christian Dortu, Extremadura, Spain, 11 Apr 2010
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Close view of a bird feeding.
© Josep del Hoyo, Cataluña, Spain, 23 Dec 2013
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Birds vocalizing at a feeding station.
© Josep del Hoyo, Cataluña, Spain, 23 Dec 2013
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Two birds soaring on the mountain.
© Josep del Hoyo, Aragón, Spain, 08 Jul 2013
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A bird sunbathing.
© Josep del Hoyo, Castilla y León, Spain, 30 Mar 2018
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A group of birds fighting for food.
© Josep del Hoyo, Cataluña, Spain, 23 Dec 2013
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A couple copulating.
© Juan Sanabria, Extremadura, Spain, 01 Mar 2009
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A breeding colony.
© Pierandrea Brichetti, Extremadura, Spain, 06 May 2015
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Adult at nest in cliff with one egg.
© Juan Manuel Pérez de Ana, País Vasco, Spain, 16 Feb 2021
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Adult at nest site and incubating.
© Juan Manuel Pérez de Ana, País Vasco, Spain, 16 Feb 2021
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An adult at its nest regurgitating to feed its nestling.
© Josep del Hoyo, Extremadura, Spain, 02 May 2017
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Birds flying close to wind turbines.
© Javier Prieta, Extremadura, Spain, 14 Dec 2019

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Recommended Citation

Salvador, A. (2024). Eurasian Griffon (Gyps fulvus), version 6.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman and M. A. Bridwell, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.eurgri1.06
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