Bearded Vulture
Gypaetus barbatus - Gypaète barbu
Systematics
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Order:
Accipitriformes
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Family:
Accipitridés
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Genus:
Gypaetus
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Species:
barbatus
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 115 cm
- Wingspan: 250 à 282 cm.
- Weight: 5000 à 7000 g
Longevity
40 years
Geographic range
Description identification
Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) is a species of bird in the Accipitridae family.
Subspecific information 2 subspecies
- Gypaetus barbatus barbatus (s Europe and nw Africa to ne China through the Himalayas to Nepal and w Pakistan)
- Gypaetus barbatus meridionalis (sw Arabia, ne, e and s Africa)
Foreign names
- Gypaète barbu,
- Quebrantahuesos,
- brita-ossos,
- Bartgeier,
- saskeselyű,
- Lammergier,
- Gipeto,
- lammgam,
- Lammegribb,
- bradáň žltohlavý,
- orlosup bradatý,
- Lammegrib,
- partakorppikotka,
- Baardaasvoël (Lammergeier),
- trencalòs,
- Lambagammur,
- orłosęp,
- bārdainais grifs,
- brkati ser,
- Бородач,
- ヒゲワシ,
- 胡兀鹫,
- 鬍兀鷲,
Habitat
Shrubland : Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation ; Grassland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) : ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Urban Areas
Sources of information
- IOC World Bird List (v12.2), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2022.
Other sources of interest
- Accipitriformes
- Anseriformes
- Apodiformes
- Apterygiformes
- Bucerotiformes
- Caprimulgiformes
- Cariamiformes
- Casuariiformes
- Charadriiformes
- Ciconiiformes
- Coliiformes
- Columbiformes
- Coraciiformes
- Cuculiformes
- Eurypygiformes
- Falconiformes
- Galliformes
- Gaviiformes
- Gruiformes
- Leptosomiformes
- Mesitornithiformes
- Musophagiformes
- Opisthocomiformes
- Otidiformes
- Passeriformes
- Pelecaniformes
- Phaethontiformes
- Phoenicopteriformes
- Piciformes
- Podicipediformes
- Procellariiformes
- Psittaciformes
- Pterocliformes
- Rheiformes
- Sphenisciformes
- Strigiformes
- Struthioniformes
- Suliformes
- Tinamiformes
- Trogoniformes