Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus)

Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus)

About Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus)

Kingdom: Animals
Phylum: Chordates
Class: Birds
Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

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 14 kg (31 lb), it is the largest Old World vulture and largest member of the family Accipitridae.

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