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Griffon Vulture

Gyps fulvus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Pyrénées National Park
5,353 Verified records at Pyrénées National Park
September 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 →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Griffon Vulture sighting in Pyrénées National Park, based on 5,353 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Pyrénées National Park

Red Kite
LC

Red Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Milvus milvus

40–50% · Likely
Common Buzzard
LC Endemic

Common Buzzard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo buteo

30–40% · Possible
Bearded Vulture
NT

Bearded Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gypaetus barbatus

20–30% · Possible
Black Kite
LC

Black Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Milvus migrans

10–20% · With luck
Egyptian Vulture
EN Endemic

Egyptian Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Neophron percnopterus

10–20% · With luck
Short-toed Eagle
LC

Short-toed Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Circaetus gallicus

10–20% · With luck
Booted Eagle
LC

Booted Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hieraaetus pennatus

10–20% · With luck
Golden Eagle
LC Endemic

Golden Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aquila chrysaetos

10–20% · With luck
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
LC

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Accipiter nisus

10–20% · With luck
Western Marsh-Harrier
LC

Western Marsh-Harrier

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Circus aeruginosus

5–10% · With luck
European Honey-buzzard
LC

European Honey-buzzard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pernis apivorus

5–10% · With luck
Hen Harrier
LC

Hen Harrier

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Circus cyaneus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
50–60
Mar
50–60
Apr
60–70
May
60–70
Jun
60–70
Jul
60–70
Aug
70–80
Sep
50–60
Oct
50–60
Nov
50–60
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 Pyrénées National Park?

About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Griffon Vulture sighting in Pyrénées National Park, based on 5,353 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

September has the highest sighting rate for Griffon Vulture in Pyrénées National Park in our monthly data.

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