Cinereous Vulture
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Cinereous Vulture

Aegypius monachus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Nagarhole National Park
1 Verified records at Nagarhole National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus), 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 ft 11 in), 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. Aegypius monachus is one of the largest birds of prey and it plays an important role in its various ecosystems by eating carcasses, which in turn reduces the spread of diseases. The vultures are constantly exposed to many pathogens because of their eating carrion. A study of the gastric and immune defense systems conducted in 2015 sequenced the bird's entire genome. The study compared cinereous vultures to bald eagles, finding positively selected genetic variations associated with respiration and the ability of the vulture's immune defense responses and gastric acid secretion to digest carcasses. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Nagarhole National Park

Crested Serpent Eagle
LC Endemic

Crested Serpent Eagle

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Spilornis cheela

50–60% · Likely
Brahminy Kite
LC

Brahminy Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Haliastur indus

30–40% · Possible
Oriental Honey-buzzard
LC

Oriental Honey-buzzard

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pernis ptilorhynchus

20–30% · Possible
Crested Hawk-Eagle
LC Endemic

Crested Hawk-Eagle

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Nisaetus cirrhatus

10–20% · With luck
Indian White-rumped Vulture
CR

Indian White-rumped Vulture

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gyps bengalensis

10–20% · With luck
Red-headed Vulture
CR

Red-headed Vulture

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Sarcogyps calvus

10–20% · With luck
Black Kite
LC

Black Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Milvus migrans

10–20% · With luck
Gray-headed Fish-Eagle

Gray-headed Fish-Eagle

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Icthyophaga ichthyaetus

5–10% · With luck
Black-winged Kite
LC

Black-winged Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Elanus caeruleus

5–10% · With luck
Black Eagle

Black Eagle

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ictinaetus malayensis

5–10% · With luck
White-eyed Buzzard
LC

White-eyed Buzzard

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Butastur teesa

<5% · Rare
Booted Eagle
LC

Booted Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hieraaetus pennatus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Cinereous Vulture at Nagarhole National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
40–50%
2 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
40–50%
3 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
4 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
10–20%
5 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
6 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
7 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
8 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
9 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
10 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
11 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
12 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
13 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
14 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
15 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
16 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
17 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
18 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
19 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
20 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
21 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
22 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
23 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
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