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Griffon vulture beside a white-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis), showing the difference in size and coloration between the two species. In Cyprus, there was a colony of fewer than 30 Eurasian griffon vultures at Episkopi, in the south of the island in 2006. [11] Griffon vulture in Hai-Bar reserve mount Carmel
The genus Gyps was introduced in 1809 by the French zoologist Marie Jules César Savigny to accommodate the Eurasian griffon vulture. [2] [3] The genus name is from Ancient Greek gups meaning "vulture". [4] The genus contains eight extant species. [5]
Rüppell's vulture (Gyps rueppelli), also called Rüppell's griffon vulture, named after Eduard Rüppell, is a large bird of prey, mainly native to the Sahel region and East Africa. The former population of 22,000 has been decreasing due to loss of habitat, incidental poisoning, and other factors. [ 3 ]
A pair in captivity A portrait of the cinereous vulture, also known as the Eurasian black vulture. The cinereous vulture measures 98–120 cm (39–47 in) in total length with a 2.5–3.1 m (8 ft 2 in – 10 ft 2 in) wingspan. Males can weigh from 6.3 to 11.5 kg (14 to 25 lb), whereas females can weigh from 7.5 to 14 kg (17 to 31 lb).
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A poisoned Eurasian griffon found in the Moroccan Atlas Mountains, 1991 The African vulture crisis is an ongoing population decline in several Old World vulture species across Africa. Steep population declines have been reported from many locations across the continent since the early 2000s.
Bearded vulture, Gypaetus barbatus; Egyptian vulture, Neophron percnopterus; European honey-buzzard, Pernis apivorus; Oriental honey-buzzard, Pernis ptilorhynchus (*) Cinereous vulture, Aegypius monachus; Eurasian griffon, Gyps fulvus; Short-toed snake-eagle, Circaetus gallicus; Lesser spotted eagle, Clanga pomarina; Greater spotted eagle ...
The Eurasian black vulture has stem cell injections it what researchers say is a UK first. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...