genus
Gyps
Gyps is a genus in the family Accipitridae. This database currently files 9 species under it, 6 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 9
- Threatened
- 6
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 89%
- Weight range
- 4.39 kg – 9.8 kg
Best-known members of Gyps
Ranked by popularity score.
Eurasian griffon vulture
Gyps fulvus
Himalayan vulture
Gyps himalayensis
White-rumped vulture
Gyps bengalensis
Indian vulture
Gyps indicus
Rüppell's vulture
Gyps rueppelli
White-backed vulture
Gyps africanus
Cape vulture
Gyps coprotheres
Slender-billed vulture
Gyps tenuirostris
How threatened is Gyps?
8 of 9 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| CRCritically Endangered | 5 | 63% |
| VUVulnerable | 1 | 13% |
| NTNear Threatened | 1 | 13% |
| LCLeast Concern | 1 | 13% |
All species in Gyps
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurasian griffon vulture | Gyps fulvus | Accipitridae | Least Concern | 7.44 kg | Not recorded |
| Himalayan vulture | Gyps himalayensis | Accipitridae | Near Threatened | 9.8 kg | Not recorded |
| White-rumped vulture | Gyps bengalensis | Accipitridae | Critically Endangered | 4.39 kg | Not recorded |
| Indian vulture | Gyps indicus | Accipitridae | Critically Endangered | 5.52 kg | Not recorded |
| Rüppell's vulture | Gyps rueppelli | Accipitridae | Critically Endangered | 7.4 kg | Not recorded |
| White-backed vulture | Gyps africanus | Accipitridae | Critically Endangered | 5.43 kg | Not recorded |
| Cape vulture | Gyps coprotheres | Accipitridae | Vulnerable | 8.18 kg | Not recorded |
| Slender-billed vulture | Gyps tenuirostris | Accipitridae | Critically Endangered | 5.52 kg | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Gyps melitensis | Accipitridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |