Accipitriformes · Accipitridae
Bearded vulture
Gypaetus barbatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
A huge high-mountain vulture with a wedge tail and orange breast. Its Iberian stronghold is the Pyrenees.
Data
- Length
- 100–115 cm
- Wingspan
- 240–290 cm
- Weight
- 4.5–7 kg
- Global IUCN
- Near threatened (NT)
- Protection in Spain
- In danger of extinction
Approximate measurements.
Curiosity
It feeds on bones, dropping them on rocks to split them. Its orange tone comes from bathing in iron-rich mud.
Records by month
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16,849 records in Spain
Where it has been recorded
Communities with enough GBIF records: these show observations, not breeding ranges.
AragonCataloniaNavarreAndalusiaCastile and LeónAsturiasCantabriaCastilla-La ManchaBasque CountryLa RiojaRegion of Murcia
In the same family
Spanish imperial eagleGolden eagleGriffon vultureRed kiteEgyptian vulture