Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Griffon Vulture

Gyps fulvus

The Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) is a 7.4 kg grassland bird that eats mostly carrion. It stays put all year.

Family

Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Order

Accipitriformes

Weight

7.4 kg

Habitat

Grassland

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

55

Recorded in Bulgaria, Spain, Serbia, Greece, France, Turkey, Portugal, North Macedonia, Israel, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, India, Netherlands, Georgia, Italy, Austria, Russia, Romania, Andorra, Croatia, Algeria, Palestine, Montenegro, Denmark, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Syria, Bosnia and Herz., Switzerland, Iran, Egypt, Cyprus, XK, Sweden, Armenia, Senegal, Lebanon, Jordan, Uzbekistan, Slovenia, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Nepal, Germany, Belgium, Albania, Oman, Gambia, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Kuwait, GI, Moldova, Iraq.

Where to see it: Arcalis (Andorra); La Vall De Rialb (Andorra); Andorra · route d'Arcalis (Andorra); Andorra - El Tarter (Andorra); Kawkaban (Yemen).

Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist