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one of several Critically Endangered vulture species of Africa
photographed in the Ndutu area of the Serengeti, Tanzania
From Wikipedia:
"Rüppell's vulture is considered to be the highest-flying bird, with confirmed evidence of a flight at an altitude of 11,300 m (37,000 ft) above sea level.[5]"
also called Rüppell's Vulture and Rüppell's Griffon Vulture
Gyps rueppelli
Rüppell's gier
Vautour de Rüppell
Sperbergeier
Buitre Moteado
Grifone di Rüppell
grifo-pedrês
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juvenile bird in Panna Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India
Panna is an excellent NP for viewing vultures and I have seen 6 species there
also called Eurasian Griffon and Griffon Vulture
Gyps fulvus ( subspecies fulvescens )
vale gier
Vautour fauve
Gänsegeier
Buitre Leonado
Grifone
grifo
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The Griffon Vulture is a large raptor, inhabitant of the steep cliffs and rocky areas offering numerous cavities where it will nest.
The main cause of the rapid decline in the griffon vulture population is the consumption of poisoned baits set out by people. Wildlife conservation efforts have attempted to increase awareness of the lethal consequences of using illegally poisoned baits through education about the issue. It is very highly vulnerable to the effects of potential wind energy development and electrocution has been identified as a threat.
The flight of the Griffon Vulture is a real show of virtuosity. It soars during long moments, moving scarcely the wings, in an almost unperceivable and measured way.
Vulture flying in the Escuaín gorges (Pyrenees).
Buitre volando en las Gargantas de Escuaín, Pirineos.
Griffon vulture / Gyps fulvus / Bjeloglavi sup
Photo taken in the island of Krk, Croatia.
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The griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) is a large Old World vulture in the bird of prey familyAccipitridae. It is also known as the Eurasian griffon.
Picture taken at Ebw Vale Owl sanctuary..
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Also known as Rüppell's Griffon Vulture, this species was given an IUCN status of critically endangered in 2015. Only eight years prior, in 2007, its IUCN status was "near threatened", and it was subsequently degraded down through "vulnerable" and "endangered" to its current status. The BirdLife International Fact Sheet for this species estimates that there are only 22,000 individuals left in the world. The biggests threats are poisoning (a technique used to kill predators of livestock, this species and other carrion feeders are also impacted), medicinal purposes, and habitat loss. This species is also considered the highest flying bird in the world. There is documented collision with a commercial airliner at 37,000 feet (the bird was sucked into the engine, killing the bird; the engine was shut down and the plane landed safely).
The Griffon Vulture is the most social of Europe’s four vulture species, feeding in groups and roosting and breeding in large colonies that can host hundreds of individuals. Following its decline in the continent over the 20th Century, today it is Europe’s most populous vulture species, with approximately 35,000 breeding pairs.
source: 4vultures.org/vultures/griffon-vulture/
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