Griffon Vulture
Gyps fulvus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusGyps (Griffon Vultures)
- SpeciesGyps fulvus (Griffon Vulture)
Closest Relatives at Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park
Bearded Vulture
Gypaetus barbatus
Egyptian Vulture
Neophron percnopterus
Red Kite
Milvus milvus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Short-toed Eagle
Circaetus gallicus
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
European Honey-buzzard
Pernis apivorus
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
Cinereous Vulture
Aegypius monachus
Western Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
📅 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 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 8 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 9 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 10 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 11 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 12 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 14 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 16 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 17 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 18 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 19 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 20 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 21 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 22 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Griffon Vulture in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park?
About 77% of visitor-days record a Griffon Vulture sighting in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, based on 255 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Griffon Vulture in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Griffon Vulture in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park in our monthly data.