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<p> <em>Gyps fulvus </em>(Hablizl, 1783)</p>

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  • Griffon vulture

  • Gyps fulvus (Hablizl, 1783)

  • Accipitridae

  • The griffon vulture is one of the biggest birds in Portugal. Brown, darker in the posterior, it exhibits a white head and neck, yellow beak, wide wings with the extremities turned up, short and round tail, and a white collar for the adults, and yellow for the young ones. It can grow to be 110 cm long and have 265 cm span.

  • Douro Internacional Nature Park

    Tejo Internacional Nature Park

    Portas de Ródão Natural Monument

    Faia Brava Private Protected Area

  • Centro

    Norte

    Alentejo

  • Near Threatened

  • The griffon vulture inhabits large rocky cliffs, associated with river embankments, or mountainous crests, from the upper valleys of the rivers Tejo and Douro and their effluents. It can be observed while gliding letting itself be carried by the atmospheric currents. It usually forms flocks, sometimes associating itself with the black vulture.

  • All year long

  • The griffon vulture is a scavenger, feeding on medium to large mammal corpses, which it detects through sight and often times through movement.

  • The Portuguese population of this species is estimated to be between 500 and 1000 couples.