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The cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus) is also known as the 'black vulture', 'monk vulture', or 'Eurasian black vulture'. It is a member of the family Accipitridae. It is one of the two largest old world vultures.
Cinereous vulture | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Accipitriformes |
Family: | Accipitridae |
Genus: | Aegypius |
Species: | A. monachus |
Binomial name | |
Aegypius monachus (Linnaeus, 1766) | |
Range of A. monachus Breeding Resident Passage Non-breeding Extinct Extant & Reintroduced (resident) | |
Synonyms | |
Vultur monachus Linnaeus, 1766 |
This bird is an Old World vulture, and is only distantly related to the New World vultures, which are in a separate family, Cathartidae, of the same order. It is therefore not directly related to the much smaller American black vulture despite the similar name and coloration.
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