Eurasian griffon vulture
| Eurasian griffon vulture | |
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| Eurasian griffon vulture in Spain | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Gyps |
| Species: | G. fulvus
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| Binomial name | |
| Gyps fulvus (Hablizl, 1783)
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| Range of griffon vulture | |
| Synonyms | |
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Vultur fulvus | |
The Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) is a large Old World vulture in the bird of prey family Accipitridae. It is also known as the griffon vulture, although this term is sometimes used for the genus as a whole.