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Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus Scientific name definitions

Alfredo Salvador
Version: 2.0 — Published May 12, 2023

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Adult eating a rabbit carcass. 
© Josep del Hoyo, Extremadura, Spain, 29 Jan 2015
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Bird eating a pig lung. 
© Josep del Hoyo, Extremadura, Spain, 29 Jan 2015
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Predation. 
© Cesar Clemente, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, 24 Oct 2019
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Feeding on a goat leg. 
© Josep del Hoyo, Cataluña, Spain, 23 Dec 2013
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Two birds eating bones. 
© Josep del Hoyo, Castilla y León, Spain, 27 Aug 2021
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Adult defecating.
© Josep del Hoyo, Cataluña, Spain, 23 Dec 2013
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Jumping and running.
© Josep del Hoyo, Castilla y León, Spain, 30 Mar 2018
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Walking and jumping. 
© Josep del Hoyo, Extremadura, Spain, 29 Apr 2017
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Individual in flight. 
© Josep del Hoyo, Cataluña, Spain, 23 Dec 2013
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Individual gliding and landing. 
© Josep del Hoyo, Cataluña, Spain, 21 Apr 2018
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Individual in flight (slow motion). 
© Josep del Hoyo, Extremadura, Spain, 29 Jan 2015
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Adult sunning its wings. 
© Josep del Hoyo, Castilla y León, Spain, 27 Aug 2021
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Agonistic behaviors. 
© Josep del Hoyo, Extremadura, Spain, 29 Jan 2015
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Courtship displays. 
© Josep del Hoyo, Extremadura, Spain, 29 Jan 2015
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Courtship displays (slow motion). 
© Josep del Hoyo, Extremadura, Spain, 29 Jan 2015
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Adult exhibiting dominance over subadults. 
© Josep del Hoyo, Castilla y León, Spain, 27 Aug 2021
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Defending food from Eurasian Griffon (Gyps fulvus). 
© Josep del Hoyo, Extremadura, Spain, 29 Jan 2015
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Flushing Bearded Vultures (Gypaetus barbatus). 
© Josep del Hoyo, Cataluña, Spain, 23 Dec 2013
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Fledgling standing in nest. 
© Josep del Hoyo, Castilla y León, Spain, 12 Jul 2021
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Birds at a feeding station. 
© Josep del Hoyo, Castilla y León, Spain, 27 Aug 2021

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Recommended Citation

Salvador, A. (2023). Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus), version 2.0. In Birds of the World (G. M. Kirwan, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.cinvul1.02