Bearded Vulture
Gypaetus barbatus(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Bearded Vulture
The Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 1 professional guide specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks) in the order Accipitriformes. Best destinations: France.
- Scientific name
- Gypaetus barbatus
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Bearded Vulture
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Expert guides
- 1
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Recognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Gypaetus barbatus barbatus
- Gypaetus barbatus meridionalis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Vultur barbatus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Africa; restricted, ex Edwards, to Santa Cruz, near Oran, Algeria, by Hartert, 1914, Vbgel Pal. Fauna, p. 1294.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.87
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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