Birds of the World

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Genus: Aegypius (1 species)


Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) Near Threatened Range: PAL: s Europe to c Asia, Pakistan and nw India Miami Zoo, Miami, Florida, USA
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

A large vulture, sometimes called the Black Vulture, with a wingspan that can exceed three meters.

© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba