Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hawks, Eagles and Kites :: Eurasian Griffon

Eurasian Griffon Gyps fulvus

Described by: Hablizl (1783)
Alternate common name(s): Griffon Vulture, European Griffon, Common Griffon
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Kasteelpark, Nokere, Belgium - Jun 6, 2002 © Yves Baptiste  Kasteelpark, Nokere, Belgium - Jun 6, 2002 © Yves Baptiste  Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Spain - Oct, 2006 © Richard Stern  Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Spain - Oct, 2006 © Richard Stern  Causse Méjean, Lozère, Languedoc-Roussillon, France - Aug, 1992 © Pascal Dubois 
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Range

S. Europe; Nw. Africa; Arabia; Sw. and c. Asia;
Fragmented distribution;
(1) S. Europe (Portugal in the Baira Baixa Region along the upper Rio Tejo, Spain, France in the Massif Central, Bulgaria, Turkey), nw. Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia), ne. Egypt, the Middle East in Jordan (Wadi Araba in s. Jordan River Valley), Arabia and Iran, Transcaucasus, Transcaspia, Turkestan, Tadzhikistan (Pamir Mountains) and ex. sw. Siberia (Altai Mountains).
Migrates across the Straits of Gibraltar, the Bosporus and Suez in October and November.
Winter s. to Senegal, Mali and Niger, and in small numbers, e. to the Sudan, Ethiopia and Somalia.
(2) Afghanistan, Pakistan (Baluchistan, Sind) and nw. India (Gujarat and Assam).

Videos

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Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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