Eurasian griffon vulture: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Eurasian griffon vulture lives – recorded in 33 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Gyps fulvus
Group	Birds of prey
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	33 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Mass	252 g (birth weight); 8.33 kg (adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Accipitriformes
Family	Accipitridae

Where does the Eurasian griffon vulture live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Eurasian griffon vulture in 33 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa, Burkina Faso. In Belgium, France it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is an Eurasian griffon vulture?

Wikidata records the following for the Eurasian griffon vulture: mass 252 g (birth weight); 8.33 kg (adult weight).

Is the Eurasian griffon vulture endangered?

The Eurasian griffon vulture’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Eurasian griffon vulture?

The Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) is a bird in the order Accipitriformes and the family Accipitridae, genus Gyps. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Eurasian griffon vulture

The Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) is a large Old World vulture in the bird of prey family Accipitridae. It is also known as the Eurasian griffon or griffon vulture, although the latter term is sometimes used for the genus Gyps as a whole.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eurasian griffon vulture (revision 1381015164), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q177856 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).