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Primary Traits
9,625 g
200 m - 4,500 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Aegypius monachus
English name
Cinereous Vulture
Order
Accipitriformes
Family
Accipitridae
Genus
Aegypius
Species
monachus
Data source
HBW2, BOTW
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Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Near-threatened
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Latitudinal zone
Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
7,500 g
Maximum female mass
12,500 g
Minimum male mass
7,000 g
Maximum male mass
11,500 g
Minimum unsexed mass
No data
Maximum unsexed mass
No data
Average mass
9,625 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
200 m
Typical upper elevation
4,500 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
4,300 m
Typical elevation
2,350 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Forest
Habitat breadth
4
Primary diet
Scavenger
Diet breadth
1
Diet specialization index
1.4
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Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Colonial, Social
Mating system
Monogamous
Cooperative breeding
Cooperative breeder
Nest type
Platform
Nest substrate
Rock, Tree
Minimum broods per year
1
Maximum broods per year
1
Minimum clutch size
1
Maximum clutch size
2
Incubating sex
Both
Minimum incubation period
54 d
Maximum incubation period
56 d
Minimum fledging period
95 d
Maximum fledging period
120 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
1.5
Average fledging period
107.5 d
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Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory, Altitudinal Migrant, Dispersive, Sedentary