Help celebrate International Vulture Awareness Day (IVAD) on 5 September 2020 as a way to show our appreciation for vultures and the ecosystem services they provide.
CMS Instruments | CMS, Birds of Prey (Raptors) |
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IUCN Status | Near threatened |
Date of entry in Appendix II | 1979 |
Countries | Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Bulgaria, China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Georgia, Greece, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Spain, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Ukraine, Uzbekistan |
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English | Cinereous Vulture |
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French | Vautour moine |
Spanish | Buitre negro |
German | Mönchsgeier |
Formerly listed as | part of the order Falconiformes |
Class | Aves |
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Order | Accipitriformes |
Family | Accipitridae |
Scientific name | Aegypius monachus |
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