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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
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:
South-east England:
No Records
South-west England:
Wales:
No Records
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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