Cinereous Vulture
Aegypius monachus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusAegypius
- SpeciesAegypius monachus (Cinereous Vulture)
Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park
Crested Serpent Eagle
Spilornis cheela
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus
Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Crested Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus cirrhatus
Indian White-rumped Vulture
Gyps bengalensis
Himalayan Vulture
Gyps himalayensis
Red-headed Vulture
Sarcogyps calvus
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Steppe Eagle
Aquila nipalensis
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
Slender-billed Vulture
Gyps tenuirostris
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 5 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 6 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 8 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 9 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 10 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 14 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 15 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 16 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 17 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 18 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 19 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 20 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 21 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cinereous Vulture in Chitwan National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Cinereous Vulture sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 100 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cinereous Vulture in Chitwan National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Cinereous Vulture in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.