Spain
Eurasian Griffon
Gyps fulvus
(L 37-48" WS 7.5-9.2 ft
Wt 14-25 lb)
Llanos de libar Montejaque
12Sept2013
Nest on cliffs...in south
Europe, north Africa and Asia.
Sierra de la Plata Bolinia
10Sept2013
Airplane bird strikes with
Vulture Griffons have occured
at 37,000 ft, ducks at 27,000 ft
and shorebirds at 12,000 ft.
(Thor Hanson)