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Griffon Vulture

Gyps fulvus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Doñana National Park
677 Verified records at Doñana National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) is a large Old World vulture in the bird of prey family Accipitridae. It is also known as the Eurasian griffon or griffon vulture, although the latter term is sometimes used for the genus Gyps as a whole. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Griffon Vulture sighting in Doñana National Park, based on 677 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Doñana National Park

Ruppell's griffon

Ruppell's griffon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gyps rueppellii

Insufficient data
Black Kite
LC

Black Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Milvus migrans

40–50% · Likely
Western Marsh-Harrier
LC

Western Marsh-Harrier

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Circus aeruginosus

40–50% · Likely
Booted Eagle
LC

Booted Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hieraaetus pennatus

20–30% · Possible
Common Buzzard
LC Endemic

Common Buzzard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo buteo

20–30% · Possible
Red Kite
LC

Red Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Milvus milvus

20–30% · Possible
Short-toed Eagle
LC

Short-toed Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Circaetus gallicus

5–10% · With luck
Adalbert's Eagle
VU

Adalbert's Eagle

Bird

Aquila adalberti

5–10% · With luck
Hen Harrier
LC

Hen Harrier

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Circus cyaneus

5–10% · With luck
Cinereous Vulture
NT

Cinereous Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aegypius monachus

<5% · Rare
Black-winged Kite
LC

Black-winged Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Elanus caeruleus

<5% · Rare
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
LC

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Accipiter nisus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
30–40
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
80–90%
2 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
70–80%
3 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
60–70%
4 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
60–70%
5 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
60–70%
6 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
50–60%
7 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
50–60%
8 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
20–30%
9 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
10 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
11 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
<5%
12 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
13 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
14 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
15 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
16 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
17 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
18 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
19 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
20 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
21 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
Insufficient data
22 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
23 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Griffon Vulture in Doñana National Park?

About 22% of wildlife watchers report a Griffon Vulture sighting in Doñana National Park, based on 677 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Griffon Vulture in Doñana National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Griffon Vulture in Doñana National Park in our monthly data.

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