Griffon Vulture / Gyps fulvus LC
- Synonyms Eurasian Griffon Vulture, Common White-headed Griffon Vulture, Common Griffon, White-headed Griffon Vulture, European Griffon, Eurasian Griffon
- Old latin name for bird Gyps vulgaris, Vultur fulvus
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Where to see Griffon Vulture
- Breeding region Africa, Eurasia
- Breeding subregion n AF, sw PAL, also n India
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gyps fulvus fulvescens | Afghanistan to n India | - | No |
| Gyps fulvus fulvus | s Europe and n Africa to c Asia | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Abkhazian | аМамырџагә, аМамырџыгә |
| Afrikaans | Europese Aasvoël, Kransaasvoël |
| Albanian | Shkaba, Zhgaba, Coftinngrënsi |
| Arabic | نسر اسمر اوراسي, النسر النسر, النسر, النسر الأسمر |
| Armenian | [Spitakaglukh Anggh ], Սպիտակագլուխ Անգղ |
| Azerbaijani | Ağbaş Asiya kərkəsi, Qara leşyeyən, Ağbaş kərkəs |
| Bashkir | аҡ башлы ҡомай , таҙғара |
| Basque | Voltor comú, Sai arrea, Sai arre |
| Belarusian | Сіп белагаловы, Белагаловы сіп, Белагаловы сiп |
| Bengali | ইউরেশীয় গৃধিনী, িআিঈমযীয় কুন |
| Breton | gup gell |
| Bulgarian | Белоглав лешояд, beloglav lešojad |
| Catalan | Voltor negre, comú, voltor comú, Voltor lleonat |
| Chinese | 西域兀鹫, 兀鹫, 西域兀赞 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 西域兀鷲, 兀鷲 |
| Chuvash | кулай |
| Croatian | bjeloglavi sup |
| Czech | sup bìlohlavý, Sup belohlavý, sup bělohlavý |
| 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 | Voitre, voitre común, Voltor comú, Abutre común |
| Georgian | ორბი |
| German | Gänsegeier, Gansegeier, Gaensegeier |
| Greek | Γύπας, Όρνιο, Ορνιο, Ορvιo |
| Hebrew | נשר מקראי, נשר |
| Hungarian | Fakókeselyű, Fakókeselyü, Fakó keselyû, fakó keselyű |
| Icelandic | Gæsagammur, gammur |
| Irish | Badhbh ghríofa, Bultúr, Bultúr Gríofa |
| Italian | Avvoltoio grifone, avvoltoio, Grifone eurasiatico, Grifone |
| Japanese | ケアプシロエリハゲワシ, シロエリハゲワシ |
| Kazakh | Ақбас құмай, Қара құмай, ақбас сип |
| Latvian | baltgalvas grifs, Kalnu lija |
| Lithuanian | palšasis grifas, Grifas |
| Luxembourgish | Gänsegeier |
| Macedonian | beloglav mršojadec, Белоглав мршојадец, белоглав мршојадец, Картел, белоглав мршоjадец |
| Malayalam | ജടായു |
| Maltese | avultun prim, grifun ta' l-Ewrażja, grifun Ewrasjatiku, avultun grifun |
| Manx | Bultoor griffag |
| Mongolian | цастны хажир бүргэд, цасны хажир бүргэд, Цагаан тологойт тас, хималайн хажир, Ухаа хажир, Ухаа хажир бүргэд, цасны хажир |
| Nepali | खैरो गिद्ध |
| Northern Sami | Čuonjáráhtogoaskin |
| Norwegian | gåsegribb |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Gåsegribb |
| Persian | دال (کرکس) معمولی, دال قهوهای (معمولی), دال معمولی, دال معمولی |
| Polish | sep plowy, sęp płowy |
| Portuguese | abutre cinzento, Grifo-comum, grifo, grifo-eurasiático, Grifo(-comum) |
| Romanian | Vultur sur |
| Romansh | tschess cularin |
| Russian | Belogolovy Sip, Белоголовый сип, Сип белоголовый |
| Sardinian | Murru, Untruxu, Bentruxiu |
| Serbian | Beloglavi sup, белоглави суп, bjeloglavi sup, sup bjeloglavi |
| Slovak | Sup biely, sup bielohlavý |
| Slovenian | beloglavi jastreb |
| Spanish | leonado, Buitre leonado, Buitre común |
| Swedish | gåsgam |
| Tajik | лошахӯри сафедсар, каргаси сафедсар, каргаси сарсафед |
| Tatar | ак башлы комай , ак башлы сип , тазгара, акбаш гриф , ак башлы гриф |
| Turkish | Ақбас құмай, Kızıl Akbaba, Akbaba, kyzyl akbaba |
| Turkmen | dazzarkel, gummaý |
| Ukrainian | сип білоголовий, Сип (Гриф) бiлоголовий, Білоголовий сип |
| Uzbek | оқ сочли қумой, ок бошли кумой, оқбош қумой, дашт қумойи |
| Welsh | Fwltur, Fultur, Griffon |