Michele Mendi

Vulture associated to main mountain ranges, with a broad breeding range, from W Europe to Asia, also in places in Africa (BirdLife International 2021). In Europe, restricted to main mountain ranges in Spain (mostly Pyrenees, with recent reintroductions in Picos de Europa and Andalusia) and the Alps, Corsica, Crete.

Season of assessment

B

Population trendIncreasing
Population size
(min-max, best estimate)		1200-2000,1500
Red List categoryNT
Franks, S., Fiedler, W., Arizaga, J., Jiguet, F., Nikolov, B., van der Jeugd, Ambrosini, R, Aizpurua, O., Bairlein, F., Clark, J., Fattorini, N, Hammond, M., Higgins, D, Levering, H., Skellorn, W., Spina, F, Thorup, K. Walker, J., Woodward, I. and Baillie, S.R. (1) (2022) Online Atlas of the movements of European bird populations. https://migrationatlas.org EURING/CMS (1) Principal investigator
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Overall Connectivity for Bearded Vulture

No ring-recovery data. GPS-tracked birds show that adults remain in their territory areas for the whole year, whilst juvenile/immature birds disperse. These movements, of up to some hundreds of kilometers, are common up to sexual maturity (>5 years), when birds become territorial (Gil et al. 2010, López-López et al. 2013), quite often in their natal mountain range (Cramp & Simmons 1980). Solitary territorial adults in places situated at boundaries of the main distribution range can show relatively fast and long movements ('excursions'), probably to try to increase social interactions (Arizaga et al. 2019).

Recoveries by Condition for Bearded Vulture

No ring-recovery data.

Annual Movements for Bearded Vulture

No ring-recovery data. Juvenile dispersal starts in summer time, but most birds remain close to their natal areas, rarely leaving natal mountain range.

Connectivity by Month by Region for Bearded Vulture

No ring-recovery data.

Juan Arizaga

References

Statistics Map
N records N individuals N recoveries
Mapped data*
Total available data
*Mapped data include only distant (>= 50 km) recoveries
References Map
Arizaga, J., olano, M., Vázquez, J., Egunez, A., Fernández, C., Azkona, P.2019 . Home range and habitat use of a bearded vulture Gypaetus barbatus L., 1758 along the western border of its Pyrenean distribution area. Munibe 67: 7–17
BirdLife International 2021 . Species factsheet: Gypaetus barbatus.
Cramp, S., Simmons, K. E. L.1980 . Handbook of the Birds of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, Volume 1. Oxford University Press, New York, NY, USA
Gil, J. A., Díez, O., Báguena, G., Lorente, L., Pérez, C., Losada, J. A., Alcántara, M.2010 . Dispersión juvenil del querantahuesos (Gypaetus barbatus) en los Pirineos (España-Francia). Fundación para la Conservación del Quebrantahuesos, Zaragoza
López-López, P., Zuberogoitia, I., Alcántara, M., Gil, J. A.2013 . Philopatry, natal dispersal, first settlement and age of first breeding of bearded vultures Gypaetus barbatus in central Pyrenees. Bird Study 60: 555–560

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