Typical Old World Vultures
Aegypiinae
Aegypiinae is one of two subfamilies of Accipitridae that are referred to as Old World vultures, the other being the Gypaetinae. They are not closely related to the Gypaetinae, and are instead a sister group to the serpent-eagles (Circaetinae).
7 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first · about 13 known species
Griffon Vultures
genusGyps
Aegypius
genusAegypius
Necrosyrtes
genusNecrosyrtes
Torgos
genusTorgos
Trigonoceps
genusTrigonoceps
Sarcogyps
genusSarcogyps
Aegypius × Gyps
genushybridAegypius × Gyps
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1541533.