Kızıl akbaba

Kızıl akbaba

Gyps fulvus

Least Concern
Uzunluk
100,0 cm
Kanat Açıklığı
260,0 cm
Ağırlık
8500,0 g
Familya
Accipitridae
Takım
Accipitriformes

Hakkında

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.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Body Length 100,0 cm 39.4 in
Kanat Açıklığı 260,0 cm 102.4 in
Ağırlık 8500,0 g 299.83 oz

Tanımlama

Tuy

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

Gaga

Hooked yellowish bill adapted for tearing carrion

Habitat & Range

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

Coğrafi Dağılım

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

Diet & Feeding

Exclusively carrion, primarily large mammal carcasses. Feeds communally, with groups of vultures able to strip a carcass in minutes.

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Davranış & Üreme

Yuvalama

Nest type: O,PL. Incubation: 49-65 days. Fledging: 97-136 days.

Kuluçka Büyüklüğü

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Ses

Şarkı

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.

Taksonomi

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Takım Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Familya Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles & Kites)
Genus Gyps
Türler Gyps fulvus

Names in Other Languages

Language Name
Arabic نسر أسمر
Chinese 兀鹫
French vautour fauve
German Gänsegeier
Indonesian Hering griffon
Japanese シロエリハゲワシ
Korean 그리폰독수리
Portuguese Abutre-fouveiro
Russian Белоголовый сип
Spanish buitre leonado
Turkish Kızıl akbaba

Distribution

Kızıl akbaba has been recorded in 10 countries.

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External Databases

Sık Sorulan Sorular

What does the Kızıl akbaba eat?
Exclusively carrion, primarily large mammal carcasses. Feeds communally, with groups of vultures able to strip a carcass in minutes.
Where does the Kızıl akbaba live?
Mountains, cliffs, and open grasslands. Nests on cliff ledges in colonies. Requires thermals for soaring flight.
Is the Kızıl akbaba endangered?
The Kızıl akbaba has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Kızıl akbaba nest?
Nest type: O,PL. Incubation: 49-65 days. Fledging: 97-136 days.
What does the Kızıl akbaba sound like?
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.
How big is the Kızıl akbaba?
The Kızıl akbaba has a body length of 100.0 cm, wingspan of 260.0 cm, weight of 8500.0 g.
What order and family does the Kızıl akbaba belong to?
The Kızıl akbaba (Gyps fulvus) belongs to the order Accipitriformes and the family Accipitridae.

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