Cinereous vulture
The cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus) is also known as the 'black vulture', 'monk vulture', or 'Eurasian black vulture'. It is a member of the family Accipitridae. It is one of the two largest old world vultures.
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Scientific classification 
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Aegypius |
| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/AegypiusA. monachus
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| Aegypius monachus (Linnaeus, 1766)
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| Range of A. monachus Breeding Resident Passage Non-breeding Extinct Extant & Reintroduced (resident) | |
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Vultur monachus Linnaeus, 1766 | |
This bird is an Old World vulture, and is only distantly related to the New World vultures, which are in a separate family, Cathartidae, of the same order. It is therefore not directly related to the much smaller American black vulture despite the similar name and coloration.
Cinereous Vulture Media
A portrait of the cinereous vulture, also known as the Eurasian black vulture
Flying over the snowy hillsides of Mongolia
Distribution in year 2007 Green: Current resident breeding range. Green ?: May still breed. Green R: Re-introduction in progress. Blue: Winter range; rare where hatched blue. Dark grey: Former breeding range. Dark grey ?: Uncertain former breeding range.
Black vulture
Cinereous vulture in flight over Carmel mountain in Israel
Egg of Cinereous Vulture. Collection of René de Naurois /Jacques Perrin de Brichambaut.*Locality: Bulgaria.
Six cinereous vultures with the smaller griffon vultures
A cinereous vulture feeding in Spain
A cinereous vulture flying over Mount Carmel on a rare visit in Israel (2016)
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References
- ↑ "Aegypius monachus Linnaeus 1766 (cinereous vulture)". Fossilworks.org. Archived from the original on 2022-08-09. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ↑ BirdLife International (2021). "Aegypius monachus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2021: e.T22695231A154915043. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22695231A154915043.en. Retrieved 6 June 2022.