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Kingdom:Animalia > Phylum:Chordata > Class:Aves > Order:Falconiformes > Family:Accipitridae > Genus: Aegypius > Species: Aegypius monachus

Black Vulture -Aegypius monachus (Linnaeus, 1766)

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Least Concern (IUCN)
EU Population status	Secure
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and6 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	187 are designated for this species
Breeding habitats	sparsely vegetated land woodland and forest
Natura 2000 species code	A079

Distribution

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Threat and EU population status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Near Threatened

Europe

Least Concern

EU population status

The status of the population at the EU level was evaluated at the species level; this was based on the reports delivered by Member States under Article 12 of the Birds Directive (see fact sheet below). The EU status assessment can cover several subspecies/subspecific population units. For more information, please consult the species fact sheet and link below.

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

Sources:

Population status categories for bird species under the Birds Directive

Secure

Near Threatened, declining or depleted

Threatened (i.e. vulnerable, endangered, critically endangered, regionally extinct)

Unknown or not evaluated

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
ES0000010	Spain	Sierra de Guadarrama - ZEPA	Map
ES0000011	Spain	Monte de El Pardo	Map
ES0000012	Spain	Soto de Viñuelas	Map
ES0000014	Spain	Monfragüe y las Dehesas del Entorno	Map
ES0000015	Spain	SIERRA Y CAÑONES DE GUARA	Map
ES0000016	Spain	ORDESA Y MONTE PERDIDO	Map
ES0000024	Spain	Doñana	Map
ES0000032	Spain	Torcal de Antequera	Map
ES0000050	Spain	Sierra de Hornachuelos	Map
ES0000051	Spain	Sierra de Aracena y Picos de Aroche	Map
ES0000052	Spain	Sierra Pelada y Rivera del Aserrador	Map
ES0000053	Spain	Sierra Norte de Sevilla	Map
ES0000056	Spain	Encinares del río Alberche y río Cofio	Map
ES0000057	Spain	Alto Lozoya	Map
ES0000067	Spain	Sierras de Demanda, Urbión, Cebollera y Cameros	Map
ES0000069	Spain	Embalse de Cornalvo y Sierra Bermeja	Map
ES0000070	Spain	Sierra de San Pedro	Map
ES0000073	Spain	Costa Brava de Mallorca	Map
ES0000090	Spain	Sierra Morena	Map
ES0000116	Spain	Valle de Iruelas	Map
ES0000118	Spain	Arribes del Duero - ZEPA	Map
ES0000136	Spain	ESTEPAS DE BELCHITE - EL PLANERÓN - LA LOMAZA	Map
ES0000137	Spain	LOS VALLES	Map
ES0000139	Spain	Estepas cerealistas de los ríos Jarama y Henares	Map
ES0000149	Spain	POSETS - MALADETA	Map
ES0000170	Spain	Área esteparia de La Mancha norte	Map
ES0000183	Spain	EL BASAL, LAS MENORCAS Y LLANOS DE CARDIEL	Map
ES0000184	Spain	Valle del Tiétar - ZEPA	Map
ES0000185	Spain	Cerro de Guisando - ZEPA	Map
ES0000186	Spain	Pinares del Bajo Alberche - ZEPA	Map
ES0000188	Spain	Valles del Voltoya y el Zorita - ZEPA	Map
ES0000189	Spain	Campo Azálvaro - Pinares de Peguerinos - ZEPA	Map
ES0000190	Spain	Encinares de los ríos Adaja y Voltoya - ZEPA	Map
ES0000202	Spain	Campo de Azaba - ZEPA	Map
ES0000218	Spain	Campo de Argañán - ZEPA	Map
ES0000222	Spain	La Trapa	Map
ES0000225	Spain	Sa Costera	Map
ES0000259	Spain	Sierra de Mojantes	Map
ES0000278	Spain	VIÑAMALA	Map
ES0000282	Spain	SALVATIERRA - FOZES DE FAGO Y BINIÉS	Map
ES0000287	Spain	SIERRAS DE SANTO DOMINGO Y CABALLERA Y RÍO ONSELLA	Map
ES0000295	Spain	SIERRA DE ALCUBIERRE	Map
ES0000297	Spain	SIERRA DE MONCAYO - LOS FAYOS - SIERRA DE ARMAS	Map
ES0000306	Spain	RÍO GUADALOPE - MAESTRAZGO	Map
ES0000307	Spain	PUERTOS DE BECEITE	Map
ES0000309	Spain	MONTES UNIVERSALES - SIERRA DEL TREMEDAL	Map
ES0000337	Spain	Estrecho	Map
ES0000355	Spain	Hurdes	Map
ES0000361	Spain	Dehesa de los Ríos Gamo y Margañán	Map
ES0000367	Spain	La Serena y Sierras Periféricas	Map
ES0000368	Spain	Río Tajo Internacional y Riberos	Map
ES0000369	Spain	Llanos de Alcantara y Brozas	Map
ES0000370	Spain	Sierra de Gata y Valle de las Pilas	Map
ES0000371	Spain	Sierra de Moraleja y Piedra Santa	Map
ES0000396	Spain	Embalse de Horno-Tejero	Map
ES0000407	Spain	Nacimiento del Río Gevora	Map
ES0000421	Spain	Embalse Gabriel y Galán	Map
ES0000434	Spain	Canchos de Ramiro y Ladronera	Map
ES2110018	Spain	Arabako hegoaldeko mendilerroak / Sierras meridionales de Álava	Map
ES2430105	Spain	HOCES DEL RÍO MESA	Map
ES4110002	Spain	Sierra de Gredos	Map
ES4110086	Spain	Encinares de la Sierra de Ávila - ZEPA	Map
ES4150005	Spain	Las Batuecas-Sierra de Francia -ZEPA	Map
ES4150039	Spain	Quilamas - ZEPA	Map
ES4310004	Spain	Dehesas de Jerez	Map
ES4310009	Spain	Puerto Peña - los Golondrinos	Map
ES4310042	Spain	Sierra de Siruela	Map
ES4320039	Spain	Sierra de las Villuercas y Valle del Guadarranque	Map
ES5130010	Spain	Serra de Boumort-Collegats	Map
ES5310027	Spain	Cimals de la Serra	Map
ES6130001	Spain	Sierra de Cardeña y Montoro	Map
ES6130002	Spain	Sierras Subbéticas	Map
ES6150007	Spain	Peñas de Aroche	Map
ES6160003	Spain	Cascada de Cimbarra	Map
ES6160006	Spain	Sierra de Andújar	Map
ES6170003	Spain	Desfiladero de Los Gaitanes	Map
FR8210017	France	Hauts plateaux du Vercors	Map
FR8210032	France	La Vanoise	Map
FR8210106	France	Massif du Bargy	Map
FR8210114	France	Basse Ardèche	Map
FR9110033	France	Les Cévennes	Map
FR9110105	France	Gorges du Tarn et de la Jonte	Map
FR9110111	France	Basses Corbières	Map
FR9112004	France	Hautes Garrigues du Montpelliérais	Map
FR9310035	France	Le Mercantour	Map
FR9310036	France	Les Ecrins	Map
FR9312002	France	Préalpes de Grasse	Map
IT1110010	Italy	Gran Bosco di Salbertrand	Map
IT3120001	Italy	Alta Val di Rabbi	Map
PTZPE0007	Portugal	Serra da Malcata	Map
PTZPE0038	Portugal	Douro Internacional e Vale do Águeda	Map
PTZPE0042	Portugal	Tejo Internacional, Erges e Pônsul	Map
PTZPE0045	Portugal	Mourão/Moura/Barrancos	Map
PTZPE0046	Portugal	Castro Verde	Map
PTZPE0047	Portugal	Vale do Guadiana	Map
IT1180026	Italy	Capanne di Marcarolo	Map
FR9112009	France	Pays de Sault	Map
ES4250013	Spain	Rios de la margen izquierda del Tajo y berrocales del Tajo	Map
BG0002012	Bulgaria	Krumovitsa	Map
ITB023037	Italy	Costa e Entroterra di Bosa, Suni e Montresta	Map
ES6130010	Spain	Río Guadamatilla y Arroyo del Tamujar	Map
ES6130004	Spain	Río Guadalmez	Map
ES6130005	Spain	Suroeste de La Sierra de Cardeña y Montoro	Map
FR8312002	France	Haut Val d'Allier	Map
ES4220003	Spain	Ríos de la cuenca media del Guadiana y laderas vertientes	Map
ES5310085	Spain	Moncaire	Map
ES4310010	Spain	La Serena	Map
BG0002085	Bulgaria	Chairya	Map
ES4320037	Spain	Sierra de Gata	Map
ES4250001	Spain	Sierra de San Vicente y valles del Tiétar y Alberche	Map
ES4220017	Spain	Alcornocal de Zumajo	Map
FR7212015	France	Haute Cize : Pic d'Herrozate et forêt d'Orion	Map
FR9312022	France	Verdon	Map
ES5310083	Spain	Es Boixos	Map
ES4320077	Spain	Monfragüe	Map
FR9312012	France	Plateau de Valensole	Map
IT3120157	Italy	Stelvio	Map
ES6150022	Spain	Rivera de Chanza	Map
BG0002071	Bulgaria	Most Arda	Map
PTCON0004	Portugal	Malcata	Map
ES4310040	Spain	Sierra de Moraleja	Map
ES3110004	Spain	Cuenca del río Manzanares	Map
ES3110001	Spain	Cuencas de los ríos Jarama y Henares	Map
PTCON0032	Portugal	Rio Guadiana / Juromenha	Map
ES3110007	Spain	Cuencas de los ríos Alberche y Cofio	Map
FR8312003	France	Gorges de la Sioule	Map
ES4320011	Spain	Las Hurdes	Map
ES6150010	Spain	Andévalo Occidental	Map
FR7412003	France	Plateau de Millevaches	Map
BG0000496	Bulgaria	Rilski manastir	Map
ES6130012	Spain	Río Zújar	Map
ES3110002	Spain	Cuenca del río Lozoya y Sierra Norte	Map
ES4220013	Spain	Sierra de Los Canalizos	Map
ES4320002	Spain	Cedillo y Río Tajo Internacional	Map
ES5310092	Spain	Muntanyes de Pollença	Map
ITB020041	Italy	Entroterra e zona costiera tra Bosa, Capo Marargiu e Porto Tangone	Map
ES3110003	Spain	Cuenca del río Guadalix	Map
BG0002003	Bulgaria	Kresna	Map
ES5310089	Spain	Biniarroi	Map
PTCON0007	Portugal	S. Mamede	Map
BG0002014	Bulgaria	Madzharovo	Map
FR8212019	France	Baronnies - gorges de l'Eygues	Map
FR8212018	France	Massif de Saoû et crêtes de La Tour	Map
BG0002029	Bulgaria	Kotlenska planina	Map
ES5310086	Spain	Monnàber	Map
ES5310087	Spain	Bàlitx	Map
ES5310088	Spain	Gorg Blau	Map
ES6130007	Spain	Guadiato-Bembézar	Map
ES6130011	Spain	Río Guadamatilla	Map
ES6130003	Spain	Sierra de Santa Eufemia	Map
FR9112008	France	Corbières orientales	Map
PTCON0036	Portugal	Guadiana	Map
PTCON0022	Portugal	Douro Internacional	Map
FR7312006	France	Gorges du Tarn et de la Jonte	Map
FR9112011	France	Gorges de la Vis et cirque de Navacelles	Map
BG0002040	Bulgaria	Strandzha	Map
ES4310045	Spain	Valdecigüeñas	Map
ES5310091	Spain	Mossa	Map
BG0002058	Bulgaria	Sinite kamani - Grebenets	Map
FR9112012	France	Gorges de Rieutord, Fage et Cagnasse	Map
FR8212009	France	Les Frettes - massif des Glières	Map
ES6160008	Spain	Cuencas del Rumblar, Guadalén y Guadalmena	Map
FR9112006	France	Étang de Lapalme	Map
ES5310090	Spain	Puig d'Alaró - Puig de s'Alcadena	Map
ES6130014	Spain	Arroyo de Ventas Nuevas	Map
FR9112027	France	Corbières occidentales	Map
FR9112007	France	Étangs du Narbonnais	Map
ES4320060	Spain	Arroyos Barbaon y Calzones	Map
ES6130013	Spain	Barrancos del Río Retortillo	Map
FR7312007	France	Gorges de la Dourbie et causses avoisinants	Map
FR9112014	France	Causse noir	Map
BG0002013	Bulgaria	Studen kladenets	Map
FR9112028	France	Hautes Corbières	Map
ES4320074	Spain	Rivera de Membrio	Map
BG0002019	Bulgaria	Byala reka	Map
ES4250005	Spain	Montes de Toledo	Map
IT1331501	Italy	Praglia - Pracaban - Monte Leco - Punta Martin	Map
ES6180004	Spain	Sierra de Alanís	Map
FR9112033	France	Garrigues de Lussan	Map
ES6130017	Spain	Alto Guadiato	Map
ES4320001	Spain	Canchos de Ramiro	Map
CY4000020	Cyprus	ZONI EIDIKIS PROSTASIAS KOILADA DIARIZOU	Map
FR9112032	France	Causse du Larzac	Map
ES5310127	Spain	Costa Brava de Tramuntana	Map
ES2110024	Spain	Valderejo-Sobrón-Árcenako mendilerroa / Valderejo-Sobrón-Sierra de Árcena	Map
ES0000546	Spain	Sa Costera-Es Binis	Map
ES4250015	Spain	La Jara	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 30 November 2009, on the conservation of wild birds (EU Birds Directive)	Annex I: Species that shall be the subject of special conservation measures concerning their habitat in order to ensure their survival and reproduction in their area of distribution. Member States shall classify territories as special protection areas for the conservation of these species.	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex II: strictly protected fauna species (All species of Falconiformes)	http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
	Revised Annex I of Resolution 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention listing the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures (year of revision 2011)	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention lists the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming for the Emerald network]
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (Bonn Convention)	Annex II: migratory species which have an unfavourable conservation status and which require international agreements for their conservation and management, as well as those which have a conservation status which would significantly benefit from the international co-operation that could be achieved by an international agreement. (Migratory species of Accipitridae)	http://www.cms.int/
Memorandum of understanding on the conservation of migratory birds of prey in Africa and Eurasia - under Bonn Convention (MoU Raptors)	Annex I: migratory populations of Falconiformes and Strigiformes species occurring in Africa and Eurasia to which this MoU applies	http://www.cms.int/raptors/
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)	Annex II: (a) all species which, although not necessarily now threatened with extinction, may become so unless trade in specimens of such species is subject to strict regulation in order to avoid utilization incompatible with their survival; and (b) other species which must be subject to regulation in order that trade in specimens of certain species referred to in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph may be brought under effective control. (Falconiformes spp.)	http://www.cites.org/eng
Commission regulation (EU) No 1320/2014, of 1 December 2014, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (EU regulation of trade of fauna and flora)	Annex A includes: All CITES Appendix I species, except where EU Member States have entered a reservation; Some CITES Appendix II and III species, for which the EU has adopted stricter domestic measures; Some non-CITES species	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...s/legislation_en.htm

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Abutre-preto	Portuguese	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Avvoltoio monaco	Italian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Barátkeselyû	Hungarian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Black Vulture	English	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Buitre Negro	Spanish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Cinereus Vulture	English	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Grågam	Swedish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Mönchsgeier	German	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Monniksgier	Dutch	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Munkegrib	Danish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Munkkikorppikotka	Finnish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Vautour moine	French	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.

Synonym	Author
All species of Falconiformes
Falconiformes spp.
Migratory species of Accipitridae

Other resources

Bird action plan
CoL (accepted name)	Catalogue of Life
EBCC Atlas of breeding birds	European Bird Census Council's Atlas of Breeding Birds
EURing code:02550	European bird-ringing
EoL	Encyclopedia of Life
Fauna Europaea	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS (Valid name)	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
NOBANIS: Aegypius monachus	European Network on Invasive Alien Species
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Species+	Species+ by UNEP-WCMC
Wikipedia	Wikipedia

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