Griffon vulture
Gyps fulvus / Griffon vulture
- Habitat
- Open landscapes such as mountains, plateaus, savannahs and semi-deserts
- Continent
- Europe
- Food
- Carrion of medium to large mammals
- Gestation/breeding period
- 50 - 58 days
- Mode of life
- monogamous colony breeders
- Class
- Birds
- Order
- Accipitriformes
Key facts
~ 2.60 m
Wingspan
~ 10 kg
weight
~ 40 years
age
How endangered are Griffon vultures?
by IUCN (Red List of Threatened Species)
- Not evaluated
- Data deficient
-
Least concern Least concern - Near threatened
- Vulnerable
- Endangered
- Critically endangered
- Extinct in the wild
- Extinct
Did you know?
The clutch consists of only one egg. The young are supplied with food alternately by both parents.
Griffon vulture on the zoo tour
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