Cinereous Vulture
Linnaean Classification: Eukarya, Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Accipitriformes, Accipitridae, Aegypius monachus
Regulator because it is warm blooded and regulates its internal conditions
Dormancy because it is mostly sedentary
Generalist because it can live in a wide range of climates including temperate forests, cold deserts, and grasslands.
Consumer because it does not create it’s own food from sunlight
Carnivore because it eats only meat, including rabbits and larger mammals such as deer and cows.
Niche: The Cinereous Vulture can live in a wide range of habitats, including desert, grasslands, and forests. It is mainly a scavenger, eating the carcasses of large already dead mammals such as deer and cows, although it can also kill and eat injured rabbits as well. It is a solitary bird and does not hunt in packs. It has no natural predators as an adult, although foxes and other birds of prey target its nests.
Regulator because it is warm blooded and regulates its internal conditions
Dormancy because it is mostly sedentary
Generalist because it can live in a wide range of climates including temperate forests, cold deserts, and grasslands.
Consumer because it does not create it’s own food from sunlight
Carnivore because it eats only meat, including rabbits and larger mammals such as deer and cows.
Niche: The Cinereous Vulture can live in a wide range of habitats, including desert, grasslands, and forests. It is mainly a scavenger, eating the carcasses of large already dead mammals such as deer and cows, although it can also kill and eat injured rabbits as well. It is a solitary bird and does not hunt in packs. It has no natural predators as an adult, although foxes and other birds of prey target its nests.