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Fulvous / ˈ f ʊ l v ə s / is a colour, sometimes described as dull orange, brownish-yellow or tawny; it can also be likened to a variation of buff, beige or butterscotch.As an adjective it is used in the names of many species of birds, and occasionally other animals, to describe their appearance.
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 griffon vulture, [4] although this term is sometimes used for the genus as a whole. It is not to be confused with the Rüppell's vulture (Gyps rueppellii) and Himalayan vulture (Gyps himalayensis).
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.
Eggs of Turdoides fulva fulva MHNT. The fulvous babbler or fulvous chatterer (Argya fulva) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.It is 25 cm long with a wingspan of 27–30.5 cm.
The fulvous shrike-tanager (Lanio fulvus) is a South American bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
The nomen Fulvius is evidently of Latin origin, and is derived from the cognomen Fulvus, originally designating someone with yellowish or golden-brown hair. [2] [3] Cicero reports that the Fulvii originally came to Rome from Tusculum, where some of them remained in his era.
Erianthus fulvus (R.Br.) Kunth Eulalia elata Peter Eulalia ferruginea Stapf Eulalia fulva (R.Br.) Kuntze Eulalia geniculata Stapf Pogonatherum aureum (Bory) Roberty Pollinia aurea (Bory) Benth. Pollinia cumingii var. fulva (R.Br.) Hack. Pollinia fulva (R.Br.) Benth. Pollinia homblei De Wild. Saccharum aureum (Bory) Spreng. Saccharum fulvum R.Br.
Fulvous wren Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae Genus: Cinnycerthia Species: C. fulva Binomial name Cinnycerthia fulva (P.L. Sclater, 1874) Synonyms Thryophilus fulvus (protonym) The fulvous wren (Cinnycerthia fulva) is a species of bird in the family ...