Gyps fulvus fulvus

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:bird
gptkbp:abilities problem-solving.
gptkbp:aircraft_operated slow.
gptkbp:behavior social and communal.
gptkbp:breeding_behavior food availability.
gptkbp:breeding_range varies.
southern Europe and North Africa
4 to 5 years.
up to 100 pairs.
gptkbp:breeding_season spring to summer
gptkbp:class gptkb:Aves
gptkbp:clutch_size 1 to 3 eggs.
gptkbp:color hooked
gptkbp:coloration brown and white
gptkbp:common_name gptkb:Griffon_vulture
gptkbp:conservation_efforts protected in many regions.
gptkbp:conservation_status gptkb:Least_Concern
gptkbp:cultural_references featured in folklore.
gptkbp:cultural_significance symbol of scavenging
gptkbp:diet carrion
gptkbp:distribution Europe, North Africa, and parts of Asia
gptkbp:ecological_role scavenger.
gptkbp:egg_color gptkb:white
gptkbp:egg_size about 70 mm long
gptkbp:eye_color gptkb:yellow
gptkbp:family gptkb:Accipitridae
gptkbp:fledging_period about 90 days
3 months.
gptkbp:flight_style soaring
gptkbp:foraging_behavior scavenger
up to 150 km.
gptkbp:genus Gyps
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:mountains
gptkbp:habitat_preference open and hilly areas.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gyps fulvus fulvus
gptkbp:impact habitat destruction.
gptkbp:incubation_period about 50 days
gptkbp:is_vulnerable_to vulnerable to poisoning.
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:lifespan up to 40 years
gptkbp:mating_system monogamous
displays and aerial acrobatics.
gptkbp:migration partial migrant
irregular.
gptkbp:molt annual
gptkbp:nest_material sticks and vegetation
gptkbp:nesting cliffs
60%.
March to June.
solitary or in small groups.
gptkbp:nesting_site rock ledges
gptkbp:order gptkb:Accipitriformes
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:population_trend gptkb:stable
gptkbp:predators none as adults
aggressive.
gptkbp:related_species gptkb:Gyps_rueppelli
gptkbp:research studied for conservation.
gptkbp:social_behavior gregarious
gptkbp:social_learning observational learning.
gptkbp:social_structure colonial
dominance hierarchy.
gptkbp:species gptkb:Gyps_fulvus
gptkbp:subspecies gptkb:Gyps_fulvus_fulvus
gptkb:Gyps_fulvus_himalayensis
gptkbp:success 50%.
gptkbp:tail_type short and square
gptkbp:territory non-territorial.
gptkbp:threats poisoning and habitat loss
gptkbp:vocalization grunts and hisses
gptkbp:weight 6.5 to 12 kg
gptkbp:wildlife Aves > Accipitriformes > Accipitridae > Gyps > Gyps fulvus
gptkbp:wing_configuration long and broad
gptkbp:wingspan up to 2.8 meters
gptkbp:wintering_range gptkb:sub-Saharan_Africa
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Griffon_Vulture
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6