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What the Cinereous Vulture sounds like
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The cinereous vulture measures 98–120 cm (39–47 in) in total length with a 2.5–3.1 m (8 ft 2 in – 10 ft 2 in) wingspan. Males can weigh from 6.3 to 11.5 kg (14 to 25 lb), whereas females can weigh from 7.5 to 14 kg (17 to 31 lb). It is the largest accipitrid and is thus one of the world's heaviest flying birds. Average weights were long not known to have been published for this species but the median weight figures from two sources were 9.42 kg (20.8 lb) and 9.55 kg (21.1 lb). However in a Korean study, a large survey of wild cinereous vultures was found to have weighed an average of 9.
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When to see the Cinereous Vulture
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Cinereous Vulture
The map shades 44 countries with regular records, and 15 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Taiwan, Germany, Norway, Finland, Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden, Morocco, Thailand, Estonia, Gibraltar, Moldova, Senegal, Lebanon, North Macedonia.
About the Cinereous Vulture
The cinereous vulture, also known as the black vulture, Eurasian black vulture, and monk vulture, is a very large raptor in the family Accipitridae distributed through much of temperate Eurasia. With a body length of 1.2 m, 3.1 m (10 ft) across the wings and a maximum weight of 14 kg (31 lb), it is the largest Old World vulture and largest member of the family Accipitridae.
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Easily confused with
White-bellied Sea EagleIcthyophaga leucogasterThe white-bellied sea eagle has a white head, rump and underparts, and dark or slate-grey back and wings.
Swamp HarrierCircus approximansThe swamp harrier is largely dark brown, becoming lighter with age, and has a distinct white rump.
Crested Honey BuzzardPernis ptilorhynchusAbout 57–60 cm (22–24 in) in size, the crested honey buzzard is a fairly large raptor.
Side by side: Cinereous Vulture vs White-bellied Sea Eagle · Cinereous Vulture vs Swamp Harrier · Cinereous Vulture vs Crested Honey Buzzard
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