Griffon Vulture
species of bird
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Summary
Griffon Vulture is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.66% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,122 views/month, #1,289 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: bird[3], scavenger[4], necrophage[5]
- Taxon rank: species[6]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[7]
- Parent taxon: Gyps[8]
- Taxon name: Gyps fulvus[9]
- Commons category: Gyps fulvus[10]
- Commons gallery: Gyps fulvus[11]
- External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/2c04922c-82dd-4718-ab22-c9772408de9c[12]
- Described by source: Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[13], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[14]
- Short name: G. fulvus[15]
- Taxon common name: Griffon Vulture[16], Buitre leonado[17], Vautour fauve[18], Grifone[19], Gänsegeier[20], Белоголовый сип[21], Vale Gier[22], Gåsegrib[23], Gåsegribb[24], hanhikorppikotka[25], sup bělohlavý[26], kaeluskotkas[27], sęp płowy[28], シロエリハゲワシ[29]
- Wingspan: 2.591 m[30]
- Mass: 252 g[31], 8.328 kg[32]
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Identifiers
Griffon Vulture's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 36247[33]. Griffon Vulture's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45515798[34]. Griffon Vulture's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2480389[35]. Griffon Vulture's ITIS TSN is recorded as 175487[36].
Why It Matters
Griffon Vulture has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]