Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae) - HBW 2
Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus)
French: Gypaète barbu
German: Bartgeier
Spanish: Quebrantahuesos
Other common names: Lammergeier
Taxonomy: Vultur barbatus Linnaeus, 1758, Santa Cruz, near Oran, Algeria.
Monotypic genus, with doubtful affinities; usually considered closest to Neophron. Possible races aureus and hemachalanus doubtfully distinct. Two subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- barbatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - NW Africa and SW Europe through Turkey, Egypt, Middle East, Iran and Afghanistan to Mongolia and C & NE China.
- meridionalis Keyserling & J. H. Blasius, 1840 - SW Arabia and very locally in E & S Africa.
- Least Concern
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An adult and two juveniles showing social behaviour in flight Sierra de Guara, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (ssp barbatus)
Luis Lorente 8 November 2004 4 years ago 1 min 2 sec 4.4 -
Two immatures (1 year and 7 months) near a carrion, and an immature catching a bone and flying away Sierra de Guara, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (ssp barbatus)
Luis Lorente 16 November 2004 4 years ago 38 sec 4.3 -
Two adults (7+ years) on rocks Sierra de Guara, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (ssp barbatus)
Luis Lorente 21 November 2004 4 years ago 39 sec 4.3 -
An adult (7+ years) near a carrion Sierra de Guara, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (ssp barbatus)
Luis Lorente 28 November 2004 4 years ago 33 sec 4.2 -
An immature (2 years and 7 months) on the ground and flying away Sierra de Guara, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (ssp barbatus)
Luis Lorente 8 November 2004 4 years ago 31 sec 4.2 -
An adult (7+ years) perched on a rock Sierra de Guara, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (ssp barbatus)
Luis Lorente 21 November 2004 4 years ago 25 sec 4.1
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Lammergeier in land with the last light Huesca, Aragón, Spain
jorgerubio 26 May 2009 37 weeks ago 4.8 -
A young and an adult fight in flight. Catalonia, Spain
Franck Renard 9 February 2009 1 year ago 4.6 -
Odile: female 11 years old Huesca, Aragón, Spain
jorgerubio 25 May 2009 37 weeks ago 4.6 -
An adult in flight with snow fall. Catalonia, Spain
Franck Renard 11 February 2009 1 year ago 4.4 -
Sub-Adult Bearded Vulture in gliding flight South Africa
ingwe24 18 August 2005 44 weeks ago 3.7 -
a bird soaring along the escarpment Ankober Lodge, Ethiopia (ssp meridionalis)
Stefan Helming 1 May 2009 45 weeks ago 3.5
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