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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	兀鹫	螺鳶
学名	Gyps fulvus	Rostrhamus sociabilis
目	Accipitriformes	Accipitriformes
科	Accipitridae	Accipitridae
保护状况	Least Concern	Least Concern
体长	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	—
翼展	260.0 cm (102.4 in)	69.0 cm (27.2 in)
体重	8500.0 g (299.83 oz)	375.75 g (13.25 oz)
食性	Exclusively carrion, primarily large mammal carcasses. Feeds communally, with groups of vultures able to strip …	--
产卵数	1	2-3
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

兀鹫 100.0 cm

螺鳶 —

翼展

兀鹫 260.0 cm

螺鳶 69.0 cm

体重

兀鹫 8500.0 g

螺鳶 375.75 g

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

无

兀鹫 only

🌲 Forest 🌾 Grassland 🏜️ Desert

螺鳶 only

🌿 Wetland

兀鹫

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

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Song & Call Comparison

兀鹫

鸣唱

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.

螺鳶

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Geographic Range & Migration

兀鹫

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

螺鳶

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保护状况

Least Concern

兀鹫

Least Concern

螺鳶

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How to Tell Them Apart

兀鹫

羽毛

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

喙

Hooked yellowish bill adapted for tearing carrion

螺鳶

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About These Birds

兀鹫

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.

螺鳶

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