Gyps

genus of birds
Taxon taxon Q126630
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Gyps

Summary

Gyps is a taxon[1]. Gyps ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (258 views/month, #1,561 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gyps's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Gyps is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Gyps belongs to the parent taxon Accipitridae[5].
  • Gyps belongs to the parent taxon Aegypiinae[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Gyps is Gyps[7].
  • Gyps's Commons category is recorded as Gyps[8].
  • Gyps's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gyps[9].
  • Gyps's Commons gallery is recorded as Gyps[10].
  • Gyps's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Gyps is commonly known as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Белоглави лешояди'}[12].
  • Gyps is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gänsegeier'}[13].
  • Gyps is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Korppikotkat'}[14].
  • Gyps is commonly known as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'נשר'}[15].
  • Gyps is commonly known as {'lang': 'hr', 'text': 'Supovi'}[16].
  • Gyps is commonly known as {'lang': 'ka', 'text': 'ორბი'}[17].
  • Gyps is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Грифы'}[18].
  • Gyps is commonly known as {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'แร้ง'}[19].
  • Gyps is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'jastreb'}[20].

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Classification

Gyps's scientific name is Gyps[7]. Gyps is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Accipitridae[5] and Aegypiinae[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Белоглави лешояди'}[12], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gänsegeier'}[13], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Korppikotkat'}[14], {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'נשר'}[15], {'lang': 'hr', 'text': 'Supovi'}[16], and {'lang': 'ka', 'text': 'ორბი'}[17].

Identifiers

Gyps's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 5362[21]. Gyps's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8965[22]. Gyps's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45515794[23]. Gyps's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2480382[24]. Gyps's ITIS TSN is recorded as 175484[25].

Why It Matters

Gyps ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (258 views/month, #1,561 of 195,241).[2] Gyps has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Gyps is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [22] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [25] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [23] . wikidata.org.
  10. [24] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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