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It declined markedly throughout the 19th–20th centuries in much of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, mainly due to direct persecution and \
Congregates on a field
Portrait of a griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus). The griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) is a large Old World vulture in the bird of prey family Accipitridae.
The cinereous vulture ( Aegypius monachus ) is a large raptorial bird that is distributed through much of Eurasia.
Eurasian griffon egg laying on a nest with the bird op top.
Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus)
Portrait of a Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) photographed in Spain
Close up of a Eagle
A Cinereous Vulture Latin name Aegypius monachus
Very close portrait of a griffon vulture in the meadow. Spain.
Close shot of a griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus).
Worm's-eye view on griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) looking down on prey against white background
Rappell's Vulture
Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus)
Vulture at the zoo
Closeup of a eurasian griffon
Portrait of alert griffon vulture perched at an ornithological fair
Close-up of a Eurasian griffon vulture heaad in a green background.
Congregates on a field
The Bardenas is in the southeast of Navarra, bordering Aragon. It's semi-desert natural region, the soil are made of clay, chalk and sandstone
Vulture sitting on a rock in Monfrague nature reserve, eastern Spain. Blue sky as background
Daytime front-view portrait of a single Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) sitting still and looking concentrated ahead, shallow DOF with focus on the eye
Griffon vulture at the moment in which the third eyelid protects its eye
Griffon Vulture close-up perched on a branch
A vulture is a bird of prey that scavenges on carrion. There are 23 extant species of vulture (including condors).
Ein Geier schaut direkt in die Kamera, sein kräftiger, gebogener Schnabel und die stechenden, wachsamen Augen dominieren das Bild. Sein Gefieder ist spärlich um den Hals herum, was seinen charakteristischen nackten Hals betont. Der Kontrast zwischen dem dunklen Schnabel und den helleren Federn verleiht dem Bild eine besondere Ausdrucksstärke. Der Geier wirkt aufmerksam und ernst, als ob er jedes Detail in seiner Umgebung beobachtet. Der dunkle Hintergrund hebt das Porträt des Vogels deutlich hervor und lenkt den Fokus auf seine faszinierenden GesichtszĂ¼ge.
A light brown vulture with white markings on its wings walks through a field of short, green vegetation, with bare trees in the background
They are long-lived and can live up to 40 years in captivity (less in the wild). Griffon vultures feed exclusively on the carcasses of large and mid-sized mammals, and never eat live prey.  The griffon vulture is one of the largest bird species in the world, with a wingspan of 240 to 280 cm, a height of up to 110 cm, and a weight of 7 to 12 kg in adult birds
A portrait of a Eurasian griffon
Winter cold day: Close-up of a grooming  Eurasian griffon vulture.
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