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Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus   [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae
BTO Codes: , EGYVU EURING No: 2470
Number in Britain: Fewer than 20 records
Conservation Status:
UK: Unlisted
European: 3 Concern, most not in Europe; Endangered
Global: Least Concern
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Status in UK: (B)  Not Recorded since 1868
Subspecies: percnopterus recorded in Britain (of 3 subsp. in the world)
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Length: 65 cm Wingspan: 168 cm Weight: M/F: 1.9 kg    
Scientific name from: after Neophron, in greek myth, a trickster turned into a vulture and Gr.: perknos=dark + pteros=wing
World Distribution: s Europe, c Asia & n Africa
Habitat: Plains & deserts, near habitation
Diet: Opportunistic, often carrion or organic rubbish, scraps
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Records and Distribution
First Record: Somerset, 1825
Total Number of Records (1958-2004): 2 Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in: Too few records
Most Recent County Records:
   Scotland: No Records
   North-east England: No Records
   North-west England: No Records
   English Midlands: No Records
   Eastern England: Essex (1868),
   South-east England: No Records
   South-west England: Somerset (1825),
   Wales: No Records
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Other Names
Gaelic: Welsh:
Danish: Ådselgrib Dutch: Aasgier
Finnish: Pikkukorppikotka French: Vautour percnoptère
German: Schmutzgeier Hungarian: Dögkeselyü
Icelandic: Skarngammur Irish:
Italian: Capovaccaio Norwegian: Åtselgribb
Polish: Scierwnik zwyczajny Portuguese: Abutre do Egipto
Spanish: Alimoche Swedish: Smutsgam
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These data should be cited as:
Robinson, R.A. (2005) BirdFacts: profiles of birds occurring in Britain & Ireland (v1.22, Oct 2008). BTO Research Report 407, BTO, Thetford (http://www.bto.org/birdfacts)

 

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