What Birds Are Vultures

Cinereous vulture, Aegypius monachus.Griffon vulture, Gyps fulvus.White-rumped vulture, Gyps bengalensis.Rüppell’s vulture, Gyps rueppelli.Indian vulture, Gyps indicus.Slender-billed vulture, Gyps tenuirostris.Himalayan vulture, Gyps himalayensis.White-backed vulture, Gyps africanus.

What birds are considered vultures?

• Cinereous vulture, Aegypius monachus.
• Griffon vulture, Gyps fulvus.
• White-rumped vulture, Gyps bengalensis.
• Rüppell’s vulture, Gyps rueppelli.
• Indian vulture, Gyps indicus.
• Slender-billed vulture, Gyps tenuirostris.
• Himalayan vulture, Gyps himalayensis.
• White-backed vulture, Gyps africanus.

What bird is similar to a vulture?

Buzzards are medium-large raptors with robust bodies and broad wings, or, alternatively, any bird of the genus Buteo (also commonly known as “hawks” in North America, while “buzzard” is colloquially used for vultures). Harriers are large, slender hawk-like birds with long tails and long thin legs.