Species Profile
Bearded Vulture
(Gypaetus barbatus)
Species Fact Sheet
| IUCN Red List Status | Near Threatened | Source: IUCN 2024 |
| Range | South and Central Asia, Middle East, Europe, Northeast and East Africa with a small population in South Africa | Source: MaMing and Xu 2015 |
| Body Size | Length: 110 cm | Source: Sinclair 1994 |
| Nesting Habitat | High cliffs, generally above 1800 m above-sea-level. | Source: Krüger and Amar 2021 |
Recent News
14 February 2025: "Bearded Vulture Hatches at Green Balkans Wildlife Rescue Centre in Stara Zagora" Bulgarian News Agency.
11 February 2025: "Wild animals: Number of bearded vultures in the Alps could double in ten years" blue News.
11 December 2024: "A second chance for the bearded vulture in the Andalucía region of southern Spain" Sur in English.
Bibliography
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