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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
IUCN Red List
Near Threatened
English (US)
Bearded Vulture
Described by
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
Expert guides
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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.

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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