Griffon Vulture / Gyps fulvus
Griffon Vulture bird information | Values |
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Conservation status | LC - Least concern |
Synonyms | European Griffon, Eurasian Griffon, Eurasian Griffon Vulture, Common White-headed Griffon Vulture, Common Griffon, White-headed Griffon Vulture |
Old latin name for bird | Gyps vulgaris, Vultur fulvus |
Order | Hawks and relatives / Accipitriformes |
Family | Kites, Hawks, Eagles / Accipitridae |
Genus | Gyps |
Breeding region | Africa, Eurasia |
Breeding subregion | n AF, sw PAL, also n India |
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Where to see Griffon Vulture
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bhutan
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Cameroon
- China
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Finland
- France
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Guernsey
- Hungary
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Mali
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine, State of
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Somalia
- Spain
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- Uzbekistan
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
Griffon Vulture subspecies (2)
Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
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Gyps fulvus fulvescens | Afghanistan to n India | - | No |
Gyps fulvus fulvus | s Europe and n Africa to c Asia | - | No |
Translation
Language | Translation |
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Abkhazian | аМамырџыгә, аМамырџагә |
Afrikaans | Kransaasvoël, Europese Aasvoël |
Albanian | Coftinngrënsi, Zhgaba, Shkaba |
Arabic | النسر, النسر الأسمر, نسر اسمر اوراسي, النسر النسر |
Armenian | [Spitakaglukh Anggh ], Սպիտակագլուխ Անգղ |
Azerbaijani | Ağbaş Asiya kərkəsi, Ağbaş kərkəs, Qara leşyeyən |
Bashkir | таҙғара, аҡ башлы ҡомай |
Basque | Sai arre, Sai arrea, Voltor comú |
Belarusian | Белагаловы сiп, Белагаловы сіп, Сіп белагаловы |
Bengali | ইউরেশীয় গৃধিনী, িআিঈমযীয় কুন |
Breton | gup gell |
Bulgarian | beloglav lešojad, Белоглав лешояд |
Catalan | Voltor 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 |
Chuvash | кулай |
Croatian | bjeloglavi sup |
Czech | sup bìlohlavý, sup bělohlavý, Sup belohlavý |
Danish | Gåsegrib |
Dutch | Vale Gier |
Esperanto | ansergrifo, gipo, Vulturo |
Estonian | kaeluskotkas |
Faroese | Gammur |
Finnish | hanhikorppikotka |
French | Vautour griffon, Vautour fauve, Vauture fauve |
Frisian | feale gier |
Galician | Voltor comú, voitre común, Voitre, Abutre común |
Georgian | ორბი |
German | Gänsegeier, Gansegeier, Gaensegeier |
Greek | Όρνιο, Ορvιo, Γύπας, Ορνιο |
Hebrew | נשר מקראי, נשר |
Hungarian | Fakókeselyü, Fakókeselyű, Fakó keselyû, fakó keselyű |
Icelandic | gammur, Gæsagammur |
Irish | Badhbh ghríofa, Bultúr Gríofa, Bultúr |
Italian | avvoltoio, 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 |
Kazakh | ақбас сип, Ақбас құмай, Қара құмай |
Latvian | Kalnu lija, baltgalvas grifs |
Lithuanian | Grifas, palšasis grifas |
Luxembourgish | Gänsegeier |
Macedonian | beloglav mršojadec, Картел, белоглав мршоjадец, белоглав мршојадец, Белоглав мршојадец |
Malayalam | ജടായു |
Maltese | grifun Ewrasjatiku, avultun prim, grifun ta' l-Ewrażja, avultun grifun |
Manx | Bultoor griffag |
Mongolian | цасны хажир, Ухаа хажир, цастны хажир бүргэд, Цагаан тологойт тас, хималайн хажир, цасны хажир бүргэд, Ухаа хажир бүргэд |
Nepali | खैरो गिद्ध |
Northern Sami | Čuonjáráhtogoaskin |
Norwegian | Gåsegribb, gåsegribb |
Norwegian Nynorsk | Gåsegribb |
Persian | دال معمولی, دال قهوهای (معمولی), دال (کرکس) معمولی, دال معمولی |
Polish | sęp płowy, sep plowy |
Portuguese | Grifo(-comum), abutre cinzento, Grifo-comum, grifo-eurasiático, grifo |
Romanian | Vultur sur |
Romansh | tschess cularin |
Russian | Сип белоголовый, Белоголовый сип, Belogolovy Sip |
Sardinian | Untruxu, Bentruxiu, Murru |
Serbian | белоглави суп, Beloglavi sup, sup bjeloglavi, bjeloglavi sup |
Slovak | Sup biely, sup bielohlavý |
Slovenian | beloglavi jastreb |
Spanish | Buitre leonado, Buitre común, leonado |
Swedish | gåsgam |
Tajik | лошахӯри сафедсар, каргаси сарсафед, каргаси сафедсар |
Tatar | акбаш гриф , ак башлы гриф , ак башлы комай , ак башлы сип , тазгара |
Turkish | kyzyl akbaba, Kızıl Akbaba, Ақбас құмай, Akbaba |
Turkmen | dazzarkel, gummaý |
Ukrainian | Сип (Гриф) бiлоголовий, сип білоголовий, Білоголовий сип |
Uzbek | дашт қумойи, оқ сочли қумой, ок бошли кумой, оқбош қумой |
Welsh | Fultur, Fwltur, Griffon |