The griffon vulture is a large Old World vulture in the bird of prey family Accipitridae. It is also known as the Eurasian griffon. It is not to be confused with a different species, Rüppell's griffon vulture. It is closely related to the white-backed vulture. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Hablizl, CL 1783)
Reference:
Neue Nordische Beyträge
4 p.58
Protonym:
Vultur fulvus
Type locality:
Samamisian Alps, Gilan, Iran.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32965364
Avibase ID:
5D1987CEE4005AA2
Avibase ID:
avibase-5D1987CE
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/5D1987CE
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175487
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Eurasian Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Eurasian Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Eurasian Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Eurasian Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Vautour fauve ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Vautour fauve ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Oriental Bird Club: Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Eurasian Griffon ( Gyps fulvus) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Gyps fulvus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Gyps fulvus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Gyps [fulvus or coprotheres]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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