Griffon Vulture

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q177856
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Griffon Vulture

Summary

Griffon Vulture is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.66% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,185 views/month, #1,289 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Griffon Vulture's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Griffon Vulture's instance of is recorded as bird[4].
  • Griffon Vulture's instance of is recorded as scavenger[5].
  • Griffon Vulture's instance of is recorded as necrophage[6].
  • Griffon Vulture is classified at the rank of species[7].
  • Griffon Vulture's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[8].
  • Griffon Vulture belongs to the parent taxon Gyps[9].
  • Griffon Vulture's scientific name is Gyps fulvus[10].
  • Griffon Vulture's Commons category is recorded as Gyps fulvus[11].
  • Griffon Vulture's Commons gallery is recorded as Gyps fulvus[12].
  • Griffon Vulture's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/2c04922c-82dd-4718-ab22-c9772408de9c[13].
  • Griffon Vulture's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[14].
  • Griffon Vulture's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15].
  • Griffon Vulture's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'G. fulvus'}[16].
  • Griffon Vulture is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Griffon Vulture'}[17].
  • Griffon Vulture is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Buitre leonado'}[18].
  • Griffon Vulture is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Vautour fauve'}[19].
  • Griffon Vulture is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Grifone'}[20].
  • Griffon Vulture is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gänsegeier'}[21].
  • Griffon Vulture is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Белоголовый сип'}[22].
  • Griffon Vulture is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Vale Gier'}[23].
  • Griffon Vulture is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Gåsegrib'}[24].
  • Griffon Vulture is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Gåsegribb'}[25].
  • Griffon Vulture is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'hanhikorppikotka'}[26].
  • Griffon Vulture is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'sup bělohlavý'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Griffon Vulture is Gyps fulvus[10]. It is classified at the rank of species[7]. It is classified within Gyps[9]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[17], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Buitre leonado'}[18], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Vautour fauve'}[19], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Grifone'}[20], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gänsegeier'}[21], and {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Белоголовый сип'}[22].

Identifiers

Griffon Vulture's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 36247[28]. Griffon Vulture's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45515798[29]. Griffon Vulture's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2480389[30]. Griffon Vulture's ITIS TSN is recorded as 175487[31].

Why It Matters

Griffon Vulture ranks in the top 0.66% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,185 views/month, #1,289 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [29] . wikidata.org.
  13. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Taxon range Africa, Burkina Faso
    Taxon rank species
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Invasion Biology
    Iucn conservation status Least Concern
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