Cinereous Vulture

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q168677
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Summary

Cinereous Vulture is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.64% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,821 views/month, #1,248 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Near Threatened[4]
  • Parent taxon: Aegypius[5]
  • Taxon name: Aegypius monachus[6]
  • Commons category: Aegypius monachus[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Aegypius monachus[8]
  • Commons gallery: Aegypius monachus[9]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10]
  • Short name: A. monachus[11]
  • Taxon common name: Eurasian Black Vulture[12], Buitre negro[13], Vautour moine[14], Avvoltoio monaco[15], Mönchsgeier[16], Чёрный гриф[17], อีแร้งดำหิมาลัย[18], monniksgier[19], Munkegrib[20], Munkegribb[21], Black Vulture[22], voltor negre[23], sup hnědý[24], クロハゲワシ[25]
  • Wingspan: 2.5 m[26]
  • Mass: 243 g[27]

Body

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 has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 76 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] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. 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 . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. 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] ↑ . Vultures Are Revolting. Here’s Why We Need to Save Them.. wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. 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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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 15d ago · Rose Abrams · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 85
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'an', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'ba', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'br', 'ca',
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 8w ago · روتانا · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Cinereous vulture - Al- Al-Liyah reserve 3.jpg, Buitre negro.jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Image: Cinereous vulture - Al- Al-Liyah reserve 3.jpg"
  3. 16w ago · Nikola Tulechki · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wingspan → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2.5'}
    Described by source → Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
    Mass → {'unit': 'Q41803', 'amount': '+243'}
    Aliases → —
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Regional conservation status: extinct, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259821|batch #259821]]"
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