Bird
Bearded Vulture
Gypaetus barbatus · Accipitridae · Accipitriformes
Best monthsMay · Jul–Augmost records
Records86,462in 28 countries
Most seen inFrance30,099 records
Red ListNear threatenedIUCN status
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About
Bearded Vulture in brief
The bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) is a bird of the Accipitridae family — species of bird.
Across the 28 countries we cover it has 86,462 published records, most of them from France, Austria and Spain. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in May, July and August.
Its global conservation status is near threatened on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
France30,099 records · best Jul, Aug
Austria18,291 records · best Aug, Jul
Spain18,129 records · best Aug, Jul
Italy2,640 records · best Jan, Dec
Switzerland2,535 records · best Jul, Aug
Georgia2,103 records · best May, Apr
Nepal1,864 records · best Apr, Nov
Mongolia1,805 records · best Jun, May
Ethiopia1,494 records · best Nov, Dec
Türkiye1,456 records · best May, Jul
Lesotho1,262 records · best Oct, Nov
Kyrgyzstan855 records · best Jul, May
Armenia759 records · best May, Apr
Kazakhstan600 records · best May, Jun
Iran533 records · best Jun, May
Andorra517 records · best Jul, Nov
Azerbaijan496 records · best May, Nov
Greece433 records · best Apr, May
Uzbekistan242 records · best May, Apr
Tajikistan232 records · best Apr, Jun
Turkmenistan52 records · best May, Apr
Yemen24 records · best Oct, Apr
Afghanistan20 records · best Apr, Feb
Iraq10 records · best Jan, Jun
North Macedonia4 records · best Nov, Jan
Eritrea4 records · best Mar, Apr
Bosnia and Herzegovina2 records · best May, Jan
Liechtenstein1 records · best Apr, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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