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Aegypius is a genus of Old World vultures found in the subfamily Gypinae. Of the three species in the genus, only the cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus) is extant.

1/ Cinereous vulture (Đại bàng đầu trọc, Aegypius monachus)

Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
The genus name Aegypius is a Greek word (αἰγυπιός) for 'vulture', or a bird not unlike one; Aelian describes the aegypius as "halfway between a vulture (gyps) and an eagle".

Cinereous vulture (Đại bàng đầu trọc, Aegypius monachus)
also known as the black vulture, Eurasian black vulture, and monk vulture

The cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus) is a very large raptor in the family Accipitridae distributed through much of temperate Eurasia.

Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
The genus name Aegypius is a Greek word (αἰγυπιός) for 'vulture', or a bird not unlike one; Aelian describes the aegypius as "halfway between a vulture (gyps) and an eagle".
Monachus is a Late Latin noun meaning "monk" or "solitary person," derived directly from the Ancient Greek monakhós (μοναχός), meaning "single," "solitary," or "hermit". It is derived from the Greek word mónos (μόνος), meaning "alone" or "solitary".