Species group · Birds
Old World Vultures
WAnimals has 6 species of old world vulture, all in the family Accipitridae.
- 6 species
- 1 family
- 99 countries
- 131 parks
- Weight
- 4.2 kg – 14 kg
- Length
- 78 cm – 1.2 m
- Lifespan
- 20 – 40 years
Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 6.
All 6 species of old world vultures on WAnimals
Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Near ThreatenedCinereous Vulture
Aegypius monachus
Least ConcernGriffon Vulture
Gyps fulvus
Critically EndangeredWhite-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Lappet-faced Vulture
Torgos tracheliotos
Indian Vulture
Gyps indicus
Cape Vulture
Gyps coprotheres
Conservation status
4 especies in this group están en alguna categoría de riesgo real según la UICN.
See the global conservation statusWhere they live
Recorded in 99 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
Did you know…
That cycle runs from the laying of the egg until the chick can feed itself.
From Cinereous Vulture
It feeds on the carcasses of medium-sized and large mammals.
From Cinereous Vulture
It lives in mountainous and wooded country across temperate Eurasia, from the Iberian Peninsula to Mongolia.
From Cinereous Vulture
It feeds exclusively on carrion, spotted with keen eyesight from a great height.
From Griffon Vulture
It can spot a carcass from over 5 kilometres away.
From Griffon Vulture
It lives in mountainous, rocky country with cliffs across southern Europe, North Africa and Central Asia.
From Griffon Vulture
A single elephant poisoned by poachers can kill more than 500 vultures in one incident: killings on that scale have been documented in Botswana and Namibia.
From White-backed Vulture
Its decline has direct public health consequences: without vultures, carcasses lie in the field for days and the populations of feral dogs and rats grow, with the attendant risk of rabies and other zoonoses.
From White-backed Vulture