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griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus), cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus), bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus)
Subject: griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus), cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus), bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus)
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Atlante ornitologico (Tav. 3) (7413856842).jpg
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griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus), cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus), bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus)


Description
Tav. 3.
1. Grifone. = griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus)
2. Avvoltojo. (Avvoltoio) = cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus)
3. Avvoltojo degli agnelli (Avvoltoio degli agnelli) (ad.). = bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus)
4. Avvoltojo degli agnelli (Avvoltoio degli agnelli) (giov.). = bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus)
5. Capovaccajo (Capovaccaio) (ad.). = Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus)
6. Capovaccajo (Capovaccaio) (giov.). = Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus)
Ulrico Hoepli, Editore, Milano.
Date 1902
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/7413856842
Author Ettore Arrigoni Degli Oddi
Full title Atlante ornitologico : uccelli europei : con notizie d'indole generale e particolare / del dr. E. Arrigoni Degli Oddi.
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atlante_ornitologico_(Tav._3)_(7413856842).jpg

The 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.

The cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus) is a large raptorial bird that is distributed through much of Eurasia. It is also known as the black vulture, monk vulture, or Eurasian black vulture. It is a member of the family Accipitridae

The bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), also known as the lammergeier or ossifrage, is a bird of prey and the only member of the genus Gypaetus.

The Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus), also called the white scavenger vulture or pharaoh's chicken, is a small Old World vulture and the only member of the genus Neophron. It is widely distributed; the Egyptian vulture is found from southwestern Europe and northern Africa to India.

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Scientific Name: Gyps fulvus (Hablizl, 1783)
Common Names: Griffon Vulture, Eurasian Griffon, Eurasian Griffon Vulture
French: Vautour fauve; German: Gänsegeier; Spanish: Buitre leonado
Taxonomy: Vultur fulvus Hablizl, 1783, Samamisian Alps, Gilan, Iran.

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