Eurasian griffon vulture
| Eurasian griffon vulture | |
|---|---|
| Flying griffon vulture photographed in Spain | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Gyps |
| Species: | G. fulvus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gyps fulvus (Hablizl, 1783) | |
| Subspecies | |
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| Range of griffon vulture | |
| Synonyms | |
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Vultur fulvus | |
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, 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). It is closely related to the white-backed vulture (Gyps africanus).