The black vulture (Aegypius monachus) is the only(unique) species(kind) of his(her,your) kind(genre) and one of few vultures that they can find in Europe together with the tawny vulture, the alimoche and the osprey. The average importance of this species(kind) is of 25 dm, slightly more than that of the tawny vulture, though there have been mentioned cases of individuals who might have come to three meters. It suits not to confuse it with the black American vulture, member of a species(kind) (Coragyps atratus) and family different (Cathartidae).