Cinereous Vulture

Aegypius monachus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Accipitridae — Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus breeds from southern Europe across central Asia, with Pakistan and north-west India included, and it also occurs in northern Africa, India, China and south-east Asia outside the breeding season. It is a large raptor in the Accipitridae family and is the biggest Old World vulture, as well as the largest member of that family. It was described by Linnaeus in 1766.

Order
Accipitriformes
Family
Accipitridae — Kites, Hawks, Eagles
Breeding range
Palearctic: s Europe to c Asia, Pakistan and nw India
Nonbreeding range
n AF, India, China and se Asia
Cinereous Vulture
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