Cinereous vulture

The cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus) is the largest accipitrid, 98–120 cm long with a 250–310 cm wingspan and a weight of 6.3–12.5 kg. It is dark blackish-brown, with a bare black-downed head, a ruff and an exposed culmen of 8–9 cm. Its range spans temperate Eurasia from Iberia and the Caucasus through Central Asia and Mongolia to northern China and Korea. Mountain forest, plateau grassland and desert margins provide habitat, with nests in tall trees or on cliffs. Large carcasses are its staple, opened with the heavy bill. The IUCN lists it Near Threatened.