Griffon Vulture
Gyps fulvus(Hablizl, CL, 1783)
English (US) Griffon Vulture
The Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks) in the order Accipitriformes.
- Scientific name
- Gyps fulvus
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Griffon Vulture
- Described by
- (Hablizl, CL, 1783)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Gyps fulvus fulvus
- Gyps fulvus fulvescens
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Vultur fulvus
- Described by
- (Hablizl, CL, 1783)
- Type locality
- Samamisian Alps, Gilan, Iran.
- Original description
- Neue Nordische Beyträge 4 p.58
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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