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common griffon

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Also known as: Eurasian griffon, Gyps fulvus, griffon vulture(Show More)

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The common griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus), or Eurasian griffon, is an Old World vulture of northwestern Africa, the Spanish highlands, southern Russia, and the Balkans. Gray above and reddish brown with white streaking below, it is about one metre (three feet) long. The genus Gyps contains…
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The common griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus), or Eurasian griffon, is an Old World vulture of northwestern Africa, the Spanish highlands, southern Russia, and the Balkans. Gray above and reddish brown with white streaking below, it is about one metre (three feet) long. The genus Gyps contains…
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