Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus)

Other Names (World)
Bearded Vulture, Lammergeier

Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Size
102 - 125 cm
Wingspan: 231 - 283 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical high altitude grassland, temperate grassland. From 1,000 - 7,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Afghanistan (B) (NB), Albania (B), Algeria, Andorra (B) (NB), Armenia (B), Azerbaijan (B) (NB), Bhutan (B), Bosnia and Herzegovina (E) (B), China (mainland) (B), Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France (B) (NB), Georgia (B), Greece (B) (NB), India (B), Iran [Islamic Republic of] (B), Iraq (NB), Israel (NB), Italy (B) (NB), Jordan (E) (B) (NB), Kazakhstan (B), Kenya, Kyrgyzstan (B), Lesotho, Liechtenstein (E) (B), Macedonia [The Former Yugoslav Republic of] (B) (NB), Mongolia (B), Montenegro (E) (B), Morocco, Nepal (B), Pakistan (B), Palestinian Authority Territories (NB), Russia (Asian) (B), Russia (Central Asian) (B) (NB), Russia (European) (B) (NB), Saudi Arabia (B) (NB), Serbia (E) (B), South Africa, Spain (B) (NB), Sudan (B), Tajikistan (B), Tanzania [United Republic of], Turkey (B) (NB), Turkmenistan (B), Uganda, Uzbekistan (B), Yemen (B).

Vagrant to Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska), Cyprus, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Germany, Lebanon, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, North Korea, Portugal, Romania, Somalia, Syrian Arab Republic, Zimbabwe.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 2,000 - 10,000 (2010).

Status NT
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (11)...)

Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus) [XC569323]
by Eduardo Realinho from Le Reposoir, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes, France (flight call, song)

Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus) [XC144936]
by Eduardo Realinho from Saint-May, Drome, Rhone-Alpes, France (call, on the ground)

Subspecies
Doubtful affinities. Usually considered closest to Neophron. Possible subspecies aureus and hemachalanus doubtfully distinct.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

barbatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - North-western Africa and south-western Europe through Turkey, Egypt, Middle East, Iran and Afghanistan to Mongolia and central and north-eastern China.
meridionalis Keyserling & Blasius, JH, 1840 - South-western Arabia and very locally in eastern and southern Africa.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) - 10 files

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