Species Profile
Cinereous Vulture
(Aegypius monachus)
Species Fact Sheet
| IUCN Red List Status | Near Threatened | Source: IUCN 2024 |
| Body Size | Wingspan: 2.5-3 meters. Largest raptor species in Europe. | Source: García-Macía et al 2023 |
| Nesting Habitat | Treetops. Prefer mature trees, > 60 years old | Source: Fargallo et al 1998 |
| Egg-laying and Chick-rearing Periods | Nest-rearing (nestling) period usually lasts 90-120 days | Source: MaMing et al 2018 |
Recent News
30 January 2025: "Circle of Life: How the Eastern Rhodopes became a model of a restored ecosystem" BNR (Bulgaria).
8 January 2025: "Wildlife photographer captures epic food fight between two vultures" Xinhua English.
13 December 2024: "Seven vulture species find winter refuge in Jaisalmer" Times of India.
Bibliography
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Boev 2024. “Quaternary history of vultures in Bulgaria - Fossil and subfossil records” Larus 59. https://hrcak.srce.hr...
Carrasquilla 2001. “A new species of vulture (Aves, Aegypiinae) from the Upper Pleistocene of Spain” Ardeola 48(1). https://www.ardeola.org...
Fargallo et al 1998. “Forest Management Effects on Nesting Habitat Selected by Eurasian Black Vultures (Aegypius monachus) in Central Spain” Journal of Raptor Research 32(3): September 1998. https://digitalcommons.usf.edu...
García-Macía et al 2023. “Age, season and sex influence juvenile dispersal in the Iberian cinereous vultures (Aegypius monachus)” Journal of Ornithology 165: 27 November 2023. https://link.springer.com...
Groot et al 2010. “Vagrant vultures: archaeological evidence for the cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus) in the Low Countries.” Proceedings of the 6th Bird Working Group (BWG) Meeting of the International Council for Archaeozoology (ICAZ), 23-27 August 2008. https://www.researchgate.net...
Grussu and Sardinian Ornithological Group 2019. “Evolution of the vulture population on a Mediterranean island. The Sardinian instance (Italy)” Vulture News 76: June 2019. https://www.ajol.info...
MaMing and Xu 2015. “Status and threats to vultures in China” Vulture News 68: July 2015. https://www.ajol.info...
MaMing et al 2018. “Behaviour of a young Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus for one hundred days after leaving the nest in the Tianshan Mountains, China” Vulture News 75: November 2018. https://www.ajol.info...
Mani et al 2024. "Threats to vultures of Uttar Pradesh: A review" International Journal of Science and Research Archive 13(2). https://www.researchgate.net...
Surdo and Vento 2024. “Sicilian ornithological report 2021 (Sicily, Italy)” Biodiversity Journal 15(3). https://www.biodiversityjournal.com...
Wayman et al 2024. “Unraveling Plastic Pollution in Protected Terrestrial Raptors Using Regurgitated Pellets” MPDI Microplastics 3(4). https://www.mdpi.com...