Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Albanian | Shkaba e zezë |
| Arabic | النسر الاسود |
| Armenian | Սև անգղ |
| Asturian | Utre prieta |
| Azerbaijani | Qara kərkəs |
| Basque | Sai beltza |
| Bulgarian | Черен лешояд |
| Catalan | Voltor negre |
| Chinese | 禿鷲 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 秃鹫 |
| Croatian | sup starješina |
| Czech | sup hnědý |
| Danish | Munkegrib |
| Dutch | Monniksgier |
| English | Cinereous Vulture |
| English (UK) | Black Vulture |
| English (United States) | Cinereous Vulture |
| Finnish | munkkikorppikotka |
| French | Vautour moine |
| French (French Guiana) | Vautour moine |
| Galician | Voitre negro |
| German | Mönchsgeier |
| Greek | Μαυρόγυπας |
| Hebrew | עזנייה שחורה |
| Hungarian | Barátkeselyű (Eurázsiai) |
| Icelandic | Kuflgammur |
| Italian | Avvoltoio monaco |
| Japanese | クロハゲワシ |
| Korean | 독수리 |
| Latvian | Melnais grifs |
| Lithuanian | Varninis grifas |
| Malayalam | കരിങ്കഴുകൻ |
| Mongolian | Нөмрөг тас |
| Norwegian | munkegribb |
| Persian | دال سیاه |
| Polish | sęp kasztanowaty |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Abutre-preto |
| Romanian | Vultur negru |
| Russian | Чёрный гриф |
| Serbian | Crni strvinar |
| Slovak | sup tmavohnedý |
| Slovenian | Rjavi jastreb |
| Spanish | Buitre Negro |
| Spanish (Spain) | Buitre negro |
| Swedish | grågam |
| Thai | อีแร้งดำหิมาลัย |
| Turkish | Kara Akbaba |
| Ukrainian | Гриф чорний |
Revision Notes
Alfredo Salvador revised the account. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Todd E. Katzner reviewed the draft. Audrey Su and Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. Eliza R. Wein updated the distribution map. Leo Gilman copyedited the account.
Aegypius monachus (Linnaeus, 1766)
PROTONYM:
Vultur Monachus
Linnaeus, 1766. Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1, p.122.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Arabia.
Definitions
- AEGYPIUS
- monachus
- Monachus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SPECIES
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus Scientific name definitions
Alfredo Salvador
Version: 2.0 — Published May 12, 2023
Version: 2.0 — Published May 12, 2023
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