Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hawks, Eagles and Kites :: Lammergeier

Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): Bearded Vulture
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Alquezar, Aragon, Spain - May 6, 2002 © Pascal Dubois  South Africa - Nov, 1994 © W. S. Clark  Underberg, South Africa - Jun 9, 2005 © Alan Manson 
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Range

Sw. Europe. E. Europe to c. Asia; Nw. Africa; Red Sea regions; E. Africa; Se. South Africa;
Fragmented distribution;
(1) S. Europe (Pyrenees of sw. France and ne. Spain and Corsica) and the e. Mediterrean region in s. Balkans, Greece, Turkey, Crete, e. in the Middle East (Jordan, Wadi Rum s. to Sinai Peninsula) e. in ex. s. Russia, Caucasus to Pakistan (Baluchistan, Sind), India (Kashmir and Ladakh to Assam) and Tibet. Being reintroduced to the Alps.
(2) E. Asia in Transcaucasus, Transcaspia, s. Kazakhstan, Turkestan, s. Altai to Mongolia, w. and c. China (Sinkiang e. to w. Inner Mongolia, Shensi, and s. to Szechwan and nw. Yunnan).
(3) Nw. Africa (Atlas Mountains) to e. Egypt.
(4) E. Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Yemen, Kenya (Mt. Elgon, Mt. Cheranganis, Loldaiga Hills, Mt. Kenya), Tanzania ( Mt. Kilimanjaro and Mt. Meru) to e. South Africa (Lesotho).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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