(Eurasian) Griffon Vulture Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Gyps fulvus
Family : Accipitridae
Order : Accipitriformes
Class : Aves
Phylum : Chordata
Other Name : Eurasian Griffon, Griffon Vulture
Habitat : Villages
Description : The Griffon Vulture is a very large bird (adult bird length approximately 115 cm, weight 7 kg, wing 70 cm, bill 7.2 cm, tarsus 11 cm, tail 31.6 cm). Its rufous-brown plumage distinguishes it from other vultures. Its upperparts are rufescent-buff and the underparts are rufous-brown. It feeds on dead animals and their large bones. The maximum recorded lifespan of the griffon vulture is 41.4 years for an individual in captivity.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Circus aeruginosus
(Western Marsh Harrier) -
Butastur teesa
(White‑eyed Buzzard) -
Circus macrourus
(Pallid Harrier) -
Neophron percnopterus
(Egyptian Vulture) -
Haliaeetus leucoryphus
(Pallas's Fish Eagle) -
Accipiter gentilis
(Northern Goshawk) -
Haliaeetus albicilla
(White-tailed Eagle) -
Aquila heliaca
(Eastern Imperial Eagle) -
Accipiter virgatus
(Besra) -
Gyps tenuirostris
(Slender‑billed Vulture)
Species groups
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frigatebird -
phalarope -
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Ibises & Spoonbills
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Darters
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Rails, Gallinules & Coots -
Tits
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Jacanas
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Finfoots &booby
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Flamingo
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Nuthatch
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Frogmouths
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Painted-snipes
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Barn-owls
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Large-billed Kingfishers -
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Whistling-ducks -
Ducks, Geese & Swans -
Hoopoe
References:
description written by:Fatema-Tuz-Zohora,Department of Zoology, Jagannath University,Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;photo credit: Jörg Hempel (www.inaturalist.org/people/Jörg Hempel ),photo shared from iNaturalist, photo copyright reserved according to iNaturalist rules;Pere Josamore information, please contact us.
description written by:Fatema-Tuz-Zohora,Department of Zoology, Jagannath University,Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;photo credit: Jörg Hempel (www.inaturalist.org/people/Jörg Hempel ),photo shared from iNaturalist, photo copyright reserved according to iNaturalist rules;Pere Josamore information, please contact us.