Gyps

Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus)

Gyps is a genus of birds of prey from the subfamily of the Old World vulture ( Aegypiinae ). The species of the genus are all large to very large birds and are among the largest birds of prey in general. The largest species, the snow vulture ( Gyps himalayensis ) reaches a wingspan up to 2.89 m and a weight up to 12 kg. For all species the head and neck are tight bright bedunt. The very strong beak is long and shows a nearly straight ridge. On the neck there is a front broken pen Krause. The wings are very long and wide, the tail is relatively short and straight or slightly rounded. All species feed almost exclusively on carrion.

The eight species of the genus are native to southern Europe, Africa and the southern East Asia. In Europe, a species occurs, the griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus).

Species

• Bengalgeier (Gyps bengalensis )
• Fahl vulture or Cape Vulture (Gyps coprotheres )
• Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus)
• Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus)
• Narrow beak vultures (Gyps tenuirostris )
• Snow Vulture ( Gyps himalayensis )
• Sperber vulture (Gyps rueppellii )
• White-backed Vulture ( Gyps africanus)