Genus

Griffon Vultures

Gyps

8 species in our catalog · found in 89 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderAccipitriformes (Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies)
FamilyAccipitridae (Hawks, Eagles, and Kites)
GenusGyps (Griffon Vultures)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Gyps fulvus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Gyps africanus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Gyps himalayensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Gyps coprotheres

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Gyps bengalensis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Gyps rueppellii

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Gyps indicus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Gyps tenuirostris

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Griffon Vultures

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~90%
	Griffon Vulture			~90%
2	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~80%
	White-backed Vulture			~70%
	Ruppell's griffon			~20%
3	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~80%
	Griffon Vulture			~80%
4	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~70%
	White-backed Vulture			~60%
	Ruppell's griffon			~40%
5	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~70%
	White-backed Vulture			~70%
	Cape Griffon			~10%
6	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~60%
	Griffon Vulture			~60%
7	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~60%
	White-backed Vulture			~50%
	Ruppell's griffon			~20%
8	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~60%
	Griffon Vulture			~60%
9	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~60%
	Griffon Vulture			~60%
10	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~60%
	White-backed Vulture			~40%
	Ruppell's griffon			~30%
11	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~60%
	White-backed Vulture			~60%
	Cape Griffon			Insufficient data
12	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~60%
	White-backed Vulture			~50%
	Ruppell's griffon			~20%
13	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~60%
	Griffon Vulture			~60%
14	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~50%
	White-backed Vulture			~40%
	Ruppell's griffon			~30%
15	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	2	~50%
	Griffon Vulture			~50%
	Ruppell's griffon			Insufficient data
16	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~50%
	White-backed Vulture			~40%
	Ruppell's griffon			~20%
17	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~50%
	White-backed Vulture			~50%
	Cape Griffon			<5%
18	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~50%
	White-backed Vulture			~50%
	Cape Griffon			Insufficient data
19	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~50%
	White-backed Vulture			~40%
	Ruppell's griffon			~10%
20	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	1	~50%
	Himalayan Vulture			~50%
21	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	~50%
	White-backed Vulture			~40%
	Cape Griffon			Insufficient data
22	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~50%
	Cape Griffon			~40%
	White-backed Vulture			Insufficient data
23	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~40%
	White-backed Vulture			~40%
	Cape Griffon			Insufficient data
24	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	4	~40%
	Slender-billed Vulture			~20%
	Himalayan Vulture			~20%
	Indian White-rumped Vulture			<5%
	Griffon Vulture			<5%
25	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~40%
	White-backed Vulture			~30%
	Ruppell's griffon			~10%
26	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	~40%
	Indian White-rumped Vulture			~40%
	Indian Vulture			<5%
	Griffon Vulture			Insufficient data
27	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	1	~40%
	Griffon Vulture			~40%
28	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~40%
	White-backed Vulture			~40%
	Ruppell's griffon			~10%
29	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~40%
	White-backed Vulture			~40%
30	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	4	~40%
	Indian Vulture			~30%
	Indian White-rumped Vulture			~10%
	Griffon Vulture			<5%
	Himalayan Vulture			<5%
31	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~40%
	White-backed Vulture			~40%
	Ruppell's griffon			<5%
32	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~40%
	White-backed Vulture			~30%
	Ruppell's griffon			~10%
33	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~40%
	Griffon Vulture			~40%
34	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~40%
	White-backed Vulture			~30%
	Ruppell's griffon			~10%
35	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	~40%
	White-backed Vulture			~40%
36	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~40%
	White-backed Vulture			~40%
37	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~30%
	White-backed Vulture			~30%
38	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	~30%
	White-backed Vulture			~30%
	Cape Griffon			Insufficient data
39	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	4	~30%
	Indian White-rumped Vulture			~20%
	Indian Vulture			~10%
	Griffon Vulture			<5%
	Himalayan Vulture			<5%
40	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	~30%
	White-backed Vulture			~30%
	Cape Griffon			Insufficient data
41	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	5	~30%
	Indian White-rumped Vulture			~10%
	Himalayan Vulture			~10%
	Slender-billed Vulture			~10%
	Griffon Vulture			<5%
	Indian Vulture			<5%
42	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	~30%
	White-backed Vulture			~30%
43	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2	~30%
	White-backed Vulture			~20%
	Ruppell's griffon			~10%
44	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~30%
	White-backed Vulture			~20%
	Ruppell's griffon			~10%
45	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~30%
	White-backed Vulture			~20%
	Ruppell's griffon			<5%
46	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	~30%
	Griffon Vulture			~20%
	Ruppell's griffon			Insufficient data
47	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~20%
	Griffon Vulture			~20%
48	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	4	~20%
	Indian Vulture			~20%
	Indian White-rumped Vulture			<5%
	Griffon Vulture			<5%
	Himalayan Vulture			Insufficient data
49	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	4	~20%
	Himalayan Vulture			~10%
	Indian Vulture			Insufficient data
	Griffon Vulture			<5%
	Indian White-rumped Vulture			<5%
50	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~20%
	White-backed Vulture			~20%
51	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	~20%
	Himalayan Vulture			~20%
52	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	~20%
	Cape Griffon			Insufficient data
	White-backed Vulture			~10%
53	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2	~20%
	Ruppell's griffon			~20%
	White-backed Vulture			<5%
54	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~20%
	Indian White-rumped Vulture			~20%
	Indian Vulture			<5%
55	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~20%
	White-backed Vulture			~10%
	Ruppell's griffon			<5%
56	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~20%
	Indian Vulture			~20%
	Griffon Vulture			<5%
57	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	3	~20%
	Griffon Vulture			Insufficient data
	White-backed Vulture			<5%
	Ruppell's griffon			Insufficient data
58	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~20%
	Griffon Vulture			~20%
59	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~20%
	Indian White-rumped Vulture			~10%
	Indian Vulture			Insufficient data
60	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~10%
	White-backed Vulture			~10%
	Ruppell's griffon			~10%
61	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	1	~10%
	Himalayan Vulture			~10%
62	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~10%
	White-backed Vulture			~10%
	Ruppell's griffon			<5%
63	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~10%
	White-backed Vulture			~10%
	Ruppell's griffon			<5%
64	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~10%
	White-backed Vulture			~10%
	Ruppell's griffon			Insufficient data
65	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	~10%
	Himalayan Vulture			Insufficient data
66	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Griffon Vulture			~10%
67	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~10%
	Indian Vulture			~10%
	Griffon Vulture			Insufficient data
68	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	2	~10%
	White-backed Vulture			~10%
	Ruppell's griffon			<5%
69	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2	~10%
	Himalayan Vulture			~10%
	Indian White-rumped Vulture			Insufficient data
70	Khangchendzonga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Himalayan Vulture			~10%
71	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	1	<5%
	Himalayan Vulture			<5%
72	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1	<5%
	Griffon Vulture			<5%
73	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	<5%
	Himalayan Vulture			<5%
	Indian White-rumped Vulture			Insufficient data
	Griffon Vulture			Insufficient data
74	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	<5%
	White-backed Vulture			<5%
	Ruppell's griffon			Insufficient data
75	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2	<5%
	Ruppell's griffon			<5%
	White-backed Vulture			<5%
76	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	White-backed Vulture			<5%
77	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Cape Griffon			Insufficient data
78	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	<5%
	Indian Vulture			<5%
	Himalayan Vulture			<5%
	Griffon Vulture			<5%
79	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	White-backed Vulture			Insufficient data
80	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Himalayan Vulture			<5%
81	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	White-backed Vulture			Insufficient data
	Cape Griffon			Insufficient data
82	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	<5%
	White-backed Vulture			<5%
	Ruppell's griffon			Insufficient data
83	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	White-backed Vulture			<5%
84	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	White-backed Vulture			Insufficient data
85	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Cape Griffon			Insufficient data
86	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	<5%
	Ruppell's griffon			Insufficient data
	White-backed Vulture			Insufficient data
87	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	<5%
	Griffon Vulture			<5%
88	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	<5%
	White-backed Vulture			Insufficient data
89	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	<5%
	Griffon Vulture			Insufficient data