Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) - HBW 2, p. 125
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 Enlarge map
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An adult flying Locality Sierra de Guara, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (ssp barbatus)
Luis Lorente 25 January 2005 8 years ago 11 sec 3.3 -
A close-up of an adult. Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2006 4 years ago 37 sec 3 -
A bird in flight above a town. Locality Goba, Ethiopia (ssp meridionalis)
Josep del Hoyo 8 December 2005 6 years ago 26 sec 3 -
A bird flying Locality Zoige (Ruoergai) County, Sichuan, China (Northern) (ssp barbatus)
Josep del Hoyo 18 May 2008 7 years ago 13 sec 3 -
Juvenile Bearded Vulture Locality Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
MarcS 2 April 2011 1 year ago 22 sec 2.8 -
two, then one, soaring high Locality Haut Asco, Corsica Natural Park, Corsica, France (ssp barbatus)
Martin Kennewell 4 June 2005 1 year ago 26 sec 2.5
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2 young birds considering their options
Locality Bresca, Lleida Province, Catalonia, Spain
Brendan Marnell 17 March 2010 2 years ago 4 -
3 y.o.
Locality Bresca, Lleida Province, Catalonia, Spain
Brendan Marnell 17 March 2010 2 years ago 4 -
Searching for a bone
Locality Bresca, Lleida Province, Catalonia, Spain
Brendan Marnell 16 March 2010 2 years ago 4 -
Gotta bone to take away and digest
Locality Bresca, Lleida Province, Catalonia, Spain
Brendan Marnell 20 March 2010 2 years ago 4 -
I was lucky to have photographer Frank Droge [http://www.birdpix.nl/album_search.php?search_type=pic_username&search=Frank+Dr%F6
Locality Bresca, Lleida Province, Catalonia, Spain
Brendan Marnell 18 March 2010 3 years ago 4 -
Adult landing in front of hide provided by birdinginspain.com at Buseo in Pre-Pyrenees.
Locality Bresca, Lleida Province, Catalonia, Spain
Brendan Marnell 17 March 2010 3 years ago 4
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