Cinereous Vulture
Aegypius monachus
- Near threatened
- Card rarity: Uncommon
- Birds
The cinereous vulture, also known as the black vulture, Eurasian black vulture, and monk vulture, is a very large raptor in the family Accipitridae distributed through much of temperate Eurasia. With a body length of 1.2 m, 3.1 m (10 ft) across the wings and a maximum weight of 12.5 kg (28 lb), it is the largest Old World vulture and largest member of the family Accipitridae.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Genus
- Aegypius