European black vulture  (Aegypius monachus)

IUCN Red List species status – Near Threatened
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Facts – European black vulture

Also known as: Black vulture, cinereous vulture, Eurasian black vulture
  
French: Vautour moine
Spanish: Buitre Negro
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderFalconiformes
FamilyAccipitridae
GenusAegypius (1)

Status – European black vulture

Classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix II of CITES (2).

Description – European black vulture

Information on the European black vulture is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

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References

  1. IUCN Red List (April, 2009)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org/
  2. CITES (April, 2009)
    http://www.cites.org
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