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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut	Aigle ravisseur	vautour fauve
Nom scientifique	Aquila rapax	Gyps fulvus
Ordre	Accipitriformes	Accipitriformes
Famille	Accipitridae	Accipitridae
Statut de conservation	Vulnerable	Least Concern
Longueur	—	100,0 cm (39.4 in)
Envergure	101,3 cm (39.9 in)	260,0 cm (102.4 in)
Poids	2299,0 g (81.09 oz)	8500,0 g (299.83 oz)
Régime alimentaire	--	Exclusively carrion, primarily large mammal carcasses. Feeds communally, with groups of vultures able to strip …
Taille de la couvée	1-3	1
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Aigle ravisseur —

vautour fauve 100,0 cm

Envergure

Aigle ravisseur 101,3 cm

vautour fauve 260,0 cm

Poids

Aigle ravisseur 2299,0 g

vautour fauve 8500,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

🌾 Grassland

Aigle ravisseur only

Aucun(e)

vautour fauve only

🌲 Forest 🏜️ Desert

vautour fauve

Mountains, cliffs, and open grasslands. Nests on cliff ledges in colonies. Requires thermals for soaring flight.

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Song & Call Comparison

Aigle ravisseur

vautour fauve

Chant

Generally silent; hisses and grunts at carrion with other vultures. Gives low croaking 'arrr' near nest. At colonies produces cackling and grunting — not melodic vocalizations.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Aigle ravisseur

vautour fauve

Southern Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia. Resident in most of its range.

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Statut de conservation

Vulnerable

Aigle ravisseur

Least Concern

vautour fauve

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How to Tell Them Apart

Aigle ravisseur

vautour fauve

Plumage

Tawny-brown body with darker flight feathers. White neck ruff and bare greyish head. Long broad wings held flat when soaring.

Bec

Hooked yellowish bill adapted for tearing carrion

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About These Birds

Aigle ravisseur

vautour fauve

The griffon vulture is one of Europe's largest flying birds and a crucial scavenger in Mediterranean ecosystems. These social birds nest in large cliff colonies and can soar for hours using thermals without flapping. Vulture populations faced a crisis from the veterinary drug diclofenac, which proved fatal when consumed through contaminated carcasses.

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