Griffon Vulture bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsEuropean Griffon, Eurasian Griffon, Eurasian Griffon Vulture, Common White-headed Griffon Vulture, Common Griffon, White-headed Griffon Vulture
Old latin name for birdGyps vulgaris, Vultur fulvus
OrderHawks and relatives / Accipitriformes
FamilyKites, Hawks, Eagles / Accipitridae
GenusGyps
Breeding regionAfrica, Eurasia
Breeding subregionn AF, sw PAL, also n India

Griffon Vulture bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Guido O. Keijl
    Spain
  • 2.
    Curée, © Fernand DEROUSSEN
    France
  • 3.
    Coupling up, © Fernand DEROUSSEN
    Spain
  • 4.
    Call, © Patrik Åberg
    Spain
  • 5.
    Wingbeats, © Marc Anderson
    Spain
  • 6.
    Begging call, juvenile, © Bernard BOUSQUET
    Spain
  • 7.
    Call, © Patrik Åberg
    Spain
  • 8.
    Hissing and croaking cries in a feast, © Juan Malo de Molina
    Spain
  • 9.
    Noise of wings, © Albert Lastukhin
    Kazakhstan
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Griffon Vulture

Griffon Vulture subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Gyps fulvus fulvescensAfghanistan to n India-No
Gyps fulvus fulvuss Europe and n Africa to c Asia-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AbkhazianаМамырџыгә, аМамырџагә
AfrikaansKransaasvoël, Europese Aasvoël
AlbanianCoftinngrënsi, Zhgaba, Shkaba
Arabicالنسر, النسر الأسمر, نسر اسمر اوراسي, النسر النسر
Armenian[Spitakaglukh Anggh ], Սպիտակագլուխ Անգղ
AzerbaijaniAğbaş Asiya kərkəsi, Ağbaş kərkəs, Qara leşyeyən
Bashkirтаҙғара, аҡ башлы ҡомай
BasqueSai arre, Sai arrea, Voltor comú
BelarusianБелагаловы сiп, Белагаловы сіп, Сіп белагаловы
Bengaliইউরেশীয় গৃধিনী, িআিঈময঱ীয় ঱কুন
Bretongup gell
Bulgarianbeloglav lešojad, Белоглав лешояд
CatalanVoltor negre, voltor comú, comú, Voltor lleonat
Chinese西域兀赞, 兀鹫, 西域兀鹫
Chinese (Traditional)兀鷲, 西域兀鷲
Chuvashкулай
Croatianbjeloglavi sup
Czechsup bìlohlavý, sup bělohlavý, Sup belohlavý
DanishGåsegrib
DutchVale Gier
Esperantoansergrifo, gipo, Vulturo
Estoniankaeluskotkas
FaroeseGammur
Finnishhanhikorppikotka
FrenchVautour griffon, Vautour fauve, Vauture fauve
Frisianfeale gier
GalicianVoltor comú, voitre común, Voitre, Abutre común
Georgianორბი
GermanGänsegeier, Gansegeier, Gaensegeier
GreekΌρνιο, Ορvιo, Γύπας, Ορνιο
Hebrewנשר מקראי, נשר
HungarianFakókeselyü, Fakókeselyű, Fakó keselyû, fakó keselyű
Icelandicgammur, Gæsagammur
IrishBadhbh ghríofa, Bultúr Gríofa, Bultúr
Italianavvoltoio, Grifone, Grifone eurasiatico, Avvoltoio grifone
Japaneseシロエリハゲワシ, ケアプシロエリハゲワシ
Kazakhақбас сип, Ақбас құмай, Қара құмай
LatvianKalnu lija, baltgalvas grifs
LithuanianGrifas, palšasis grifas
LuxembourgishGänsegeier
Macedonianbeloglav mršojadec, Картел, белоглав мршоjадец, белоглав мршојадец, Белоглав мршојадец
Malayalamജടായു
Maltesegrifun Ewrasjatiku, avultun prim, grifun ta' l-Ewrażja, avultun grifun
ManxBultoor griffag
Mongolianцасны хажир, Ухаа хажир, цастны хажир бүргэд, Цагаан тологойт тас, хималайн хажир, цасны хажир бүргэд, Ухаа хажир бүргэд
Nepaliखैरो गिद्ध
Northern SamiČuonjáráhtogoaskin
NorwegianGåsegribb, gåsegribb
Norwegian NynorskGåsegribb
Persianدال معمولی, دال قهوه‌ای (معمولی), دال (کرکس) معمولی, دال معمولی
Polishsęp płowy, sep plowy
PortugueseGrifo(-comum), abutre cinzento, Grifo-comum, grifo-eurasiático, grifo
RomanianVultur sur
Romanshtschess cularin
RussianСип белоголовый, Белоголовый сип, Belogolovy Sip
SardinianUntruxu, Bentruxiu, Murru
Serbianбелоглави суп, Beloglavi sup, sup bjeloglavi, bjeloglavi sup
SlovakSup biely, sup bielohlavý
Slovenianbeloglavi jastreb
SpanishBuitre leonado, Buitre común, leonado
Swedishgåsgam
Tajikлошахӯри сафедсар, каргаси сарсафед, каргаси сафедсар
Tatarакбаш гриф , ак башлы гриф , ак башлы комай , ак башлы сип , тазгара
Turkishkyzyl akbaba, Kızıl Akbaba, Ақбас құмай, Akbaba
Turkmendazzarkel, gummaý
UkrainianСип (Гриф) бiлоголовий, сип білоголовий, Білоголовий сип
Uzbekдашт қумойи, оқ сочли қумой, ок бошли кумой, оқбош қумой
WelshFultur, Fwltur, Griffon