Cinereous Vulture

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q168677
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Cinereous Vulture

Summary

Cinereous Vulture is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.64% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,993 views/month, #1,248 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cinereous Vulture's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Cinereous Vulture is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Cinereous Vulture's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Near Threatened[5].
  • Cinereous Vulture is classified within Aegypius[6].
  • Cinereous Vulture's scientific name is Aegypius monachus[7].
  • Cinereous Vulture's Commons category is recorded as Aegypius monachus[8].
  • Cinereous Vulture's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Aegypius monachus[9].
  • Cinereous Vulture's Commons gallery is recorded as Aegypius monachus[10].
  • Cinereous Vulture's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11].
  • Cinereous Vulture's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. monachus'}[12].
  • Cinereous Vulture is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Eurasian Black Vulture'}[13].
  • Cinereous Vulture is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Buitre negro'}[14].
  • Cinereous Vulture is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Vautour moine'}[15].
  • Cinereous Vulture is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Avvoltoio monaco'}[16].
  • Cinereous Vulture is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Mönchsgeier'}[17].
  • Cinereous Vulture is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Чёрный гриф'}[18].
  • Cinereous Vulture is commonly known as {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'อีแร้งดำหิมาลัย'}[19].
  • Cinereous Vulture is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'monniksgier'}[20].
  • Cinereous Vulture is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Munkegrib'}[21].
  • Cinereous Vulture is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Munkegribb'}[22].
  • Cinereous Vulture is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black Vulture'}[23].
  • Cinereous Vulture is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'voltor negre'}[24].
  • Cinereous Vulture is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'sup hnědý'}[25].
  • Cinereous Vulture is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'クロハゲワシ'}[26].
  • Cinereous Vulture is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'munkkikorppikotka'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Cinereous Vulture is Aegypius monachus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Aegypius[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Eurasian Black Vulture'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Buitre negro'}[14], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Vautour moine'}[15], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Avvoltoio monaco'}[16], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Mönchsgeier'}[17], and {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Чёрный гриф'}[18].

Identifiers

Cinereous Vulture's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 5382[28]. Cinereous Vulture's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8959[29]. Cinereous Vulture's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5229165[30]. Cinereous Vulture's ITIS TSN is recorded as 175494[31].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Cinereous Vulture include Typhoon Doksuri[32], a typhoon[33], in Philippines[34].

Why It Matters

Cinereous Vulture ranks in the top 0.64% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,993 views/month, #1,248 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for it include Typhoon Doksuri[32], a typhoon[33], in Philippines[34].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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