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: Not Assessed
European: 3 Concern, most not in Europe; Endangered
Global: Least Concern ( Details )
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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 (1950-2007): 2 Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in: Too few 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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