Genus

Griffon Vultures

Gyps

8 species in our catalog · found in 79 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

Gyps fulvus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Gyps africanus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Gyps himalayensis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Gyps coprotheres

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Gyps rueppellii

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Gyps bengalensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Gyps tenuirostris

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Gyps indicus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · 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

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 171 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

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

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Addis Ababa	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2 of 8	~20%
	White-backed Vulture			~20%
	Ruppell's griffon			<5%
2	Gwalior	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~20%
	Indian Vulture			~20%
3	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 8	<5%
	Griffon Vulture			<5%
4	Jodhpur	🇮🇳 India	2 of 8	<5%
	Griffon Vulture			<5%
	Himalayan Vulture			<5%
5	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 8	<5%
	White-backed Vulture			<5%
6	Dushanbe	🇹🇯 Tajikistan	1 of 8	<5%
	Griffon Vulture			<5%
7	Tangier	🇲🇦 Morocco	1 of 8	<5%
	Griffon Vulture			<5%
8	Dehradun	🇮🇳 India	2 of 8	<5%
	Himalayan Vulture			<5%
	Griffon Vulture			<5%
9	Bhopal	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	<5%
	Indian Vulture			<5%
10	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 8	<5%
	Griffon Vulture			<5%
11	Nashik	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	<5%
	Indian Vulture			<5%
12	Kathmandu	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 8	<5%
	Himalayan Vulture			<5%
13	Kampala	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 8	<5%
	White-backed Vulture			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Moscow Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
2	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
3	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
5	Natura Artis Magistra	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
6	Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
7	Aquarium of Genoa	🇮🇹 Italy	In captivity
8	Barcelona Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
9	Le Pal	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
10	Zlín-Lešná Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
11	Ostrava Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
12	Paris Zoological Park	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
13	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
14	Réserve africaine de Sigean	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
15	Walsrode World Bird Park	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
16	Parc des oiseaux	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
17	Zoo de Doué	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
18	Kaliningrad Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
19	Zoobotánico Jerez	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
20	Rocamadour Monkey Forest	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
21	Le rocher des aigles	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
22	Xinjiang Tianshan Safari Park	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
23	Arignar Anna Zoological Park	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
24	Zoo Miami	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
25	Mohamed bin Zayed Nature Reserve	🇧🇭 Bahrain	In captivity
26	San Diego Zoo Safari Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
27	Espace Rambouillet	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
28	Beijing Wildlife Park	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
29	Al Ain Zoo	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	In captivity
30	Safaripark Beekse Bergen	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
31	Living Desert Zoo and Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
32	Domaine des Grottes de Han	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
33	Nehru Zoological Park	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
34	Ningbo Wildlife Park	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
35	Longleat Safari and Adventure Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
36	Badoca Safari Park	🇵🇹 Portugal	In captivity
37	Parc animalier de Sainte-Croix	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
38	Wisentgehege Springe	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
39	Safari Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
40	Cheyenne Mountain Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
41	WildtierPark Edersee	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
42	Phoenix Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
43	Detroit Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
44	Rabat Zoo	🇲🇦 Morocco	In captivity
45	Selwo Aventura	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
46	Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
47	Wildgehege Hellenthal	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
48	Louisville Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
49	Guangzhou Zoo	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
50	Yerevan Zoo	🇦🇲 Armenia	In captivity

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Challenges

Part of the challengeThe Ugly FiveAfricaSpotted hyenaVultureMarabou storkWildebeestWarthog

Griffon Vultures

Species in this group

Griffon Vulture

White-backed Vulture

Himalayan Vulture

Cape Griffon

Ruppell's griffon

Indian White-rumped Vulture

Slender-billed Vulture

Indian Vulture

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Griffon Vultures

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Challenges