Aegypiinae
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| Lappet-faced vultures (left) and a white-backed vulture | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Subfamily: | Aegypiinae Sclater, WL, 1924[1] |
Aegypiinae is one of two subfamilies of
Old World vultures, the other being the Gypaetinae. They are not closely related to the Gypaetinae, and are instead a sister group to the serpent-eagles (Circaetinae).[2][3]
Presently found throughout much of Africa, Asia, and parts of Europe, fossil evidence indicates that as recently as the Late Pleistocene, they ranged into Australia.[4][5]
Taxonomy
The
molecular phylogenetic study of the Accipitridae by Therese Catanach and collaborators that was published in 2024.[3]
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Genera
| Genus | Common and binomial names | Image | Range |
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Necrosyrtes Gloger, 1841
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Hooded vulture Necrosyrtes monachus |
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Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Gyps Savigny, 1809 | Griffon vulture Gyps fulvus |
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Mountains in southern Europe, north Africa and Asia |
| White-rumped vulture Gyps bengalensis |
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Northern and central India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and southeast Asia | |
| Rüppell's vulture Gyps rueppelli |
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The Sahel region of central Africa
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| Indian vulture Gyps indicus |
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Central and peninsular India | |
| Slender-billed vulture Gyps tenuirostris |
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The Sub-Himalayan regions of India and into Southeast Asia
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| Himalayan vulture Gyps himalayensis |
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The Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau | |
| White-backed vulture Gyps africanus |
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Savannahs of west and east Africa | |
| Cape vulture Gyps coprotheres |
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Southern Africa | |
Sarcogyps Lesson, 1842
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Red-headed vulture Sarcogyps calvus |
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The Indian Subcontinent, with small disjunct populations in Southeast Asia
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Trigonoceps Lesson, 1842
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White-headed vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis |
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Sub-Saharan Africa. Extinct populations have occurred in Indonesia.[6] |
Torgos Kaup, 1828
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Lappet-faced vulture Torgos tracheliotos |
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Sub-Saharan Africa, the Sinai and Negev deserts and north-west Saudi Arabia |
| Aegypius Savigny, 1809 | Cinereous vulture Aegypius monachus |
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Southwestern and central Europe, Turkey, the central Middle East, northern India, central and east Asia |
| †Aegypius jinniushanensis | Pleistocene of China | ||
| †Aegypius prepyrenaicus | Pleistocene of Spain |
Fossil genera
| Subfamily | Genus | Common and binomial names | Image | Range |
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| Aegypiinae | †Cryptogyps | †Cryptogyps lacertosus | Pleistocene of Australia | |
| †Gansugyps | †Gansugyps linxiaensis | Miocene of China |
† = extinct
References
- ^ Bock, Walter J. (1994). History and Nomenclature of Avian Family-Group Names. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. Vol. 222. New York: American Museum of Natural History. pp. 133, 257.
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- S2CID 250938004.
- ^ "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
- ^ Hanneke J.M.; et al. "Continental-style avian extinctions on an oceanic island" (PDF). Repository.si.edu. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
Further reading
- ISBN 978-0-618-12762-7. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
- Grimmett, Richard; Inskipp, Carol; Inskipp, Tim (1999). Birds of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives. Illustrated by Clive Byers et al. Princeton University Press. OCLC 43578307.
- Lerner, Heather R. L.; Mindell, David P. (November 2005). "Phylogeny of eagles, Old World vultures, and other Accipitridae based on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 37 (2): 327–346. PMID 15925523. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
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