Egyptian Vulture

Neophron percnopterus (Linnaeus, 1758) EGYVU 2470
Family: Accipitriformes > Accipitridae

A small bird of prey – the adult plumage plumage black and white, the juvenile dark. The Egyptian Vulture's breeding range extends from Western Sahara and Spain east to Northern India and Nepal. This is an extremely rare visitor to the UK.

Select a topic for more facts and statistics about the Egyptian Vulture

• Breeding
• Winter

43 records

BTO RECORDS

43 records

BTO RECORDS

Identification

Status and Trends

Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.

CONSERVATION STATUS

This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.

Species of European Conservation Concern	Vulnerable
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (global)	Endangered
Schedule 1 license required (to disturb)	No
Birds Directive Annex 1	No

POPULATION SIZE

We have no population estimates for this scarce species.

BOU Category	B
First Record	Somerset, 1825

DISTRIBUTION

This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution. Recently an individual arrived on the Scilly Isles and presumably the same bird was seen in various locations in Ireland.

Occupied 10-km squares in UK

European Distribution Map

European Breeding Bird Atlas 2

Movement

Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information about Egyptian Vulture, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING

Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.

BIOMETRICS

Sample sizes are too small to report Biometrics for this species.

Feather measurements and photos on featherbase

CODES & CLASSIFICATION

Field Codes

5-letter code: EGYVU | Euring: 2470

For information in another language (where available) click on a linked name

Welsh: Fwltur yr Aifft

Catalan: aufrany comú

Czech: sup mrchožravý

Danish: Ådselgrib

Dutch: Aasgier

Estonian: raipekotkas

Finnish: pikkukorppikotka

French: Percnoptère d’Égypte

German: Schmutzgeier

Hungarian: dögkeselyu

Icelandic: Skarngammur

Italian: Capovaccaio

Latvian: baltais grifs, Egiptes grifs

Lithuanian: egiptinis maitgrifis

Norwegian: Åtselgribb

Polish: scierwnik

Portuguese: britango

Slovak: zdochlinár biely

Slovenian: egiptovski jastreb

Spanish: Alimoche común

Swedish: smutsgam