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A bearded vulture flying over Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy Bearded vulture on the rocks in Gran Paradiso National Park. The bearded vulture is a scavenger, feeding mostly on the remains of dead animals. Its diet comprises mammals (93%), birds (6%) and reptiles (1%), with medium-sized ungulates forming a large part of the diet. [35]
Griffon vulture: Accipitridae: Gyps fulvus (Hablizl, 1783) 47 Cape vulture: Accipitridae: Gyps coprotheres (Forster, JR, 1798) 48 Red-headed vulture: Accipitridae: Sarcogyps calvus (Scopoli, 1786) 49 White-headed vulture: Accipitridae: Trigonoceps occipitalis (Burchell, 1824) 50 Cinereous vulture: Accipitridae: Aegypius monachus (Linnaeus, 1766 ...
Cinereous vulture; Gurney's eagle; Mountain buzzard; Hawaiian hawk; Rufous crab hawk; Cuban black hawk; Solitary eagle; Southern banded snake eagle; Pallid harrier; Plumbeous hawk; Letter-winged kite; Red goshawk; Bearded vulture; Himalayan vulture; Harpy eagle; Lesser fish eagle; Grey-headed fish eagle; Doria's goshawk; Crested eagle; Mantled ...
A vulture is a bird of prey that scavenges on carrion.There are 23 extant species of vulture (including condors). [2] Old World vultures include 16 living species native to Europe, Africa, and Asia; New World vultures are restricted to North and South America and consist of seven identified species, all belonging to the Cathartidae family.
The red-headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus), also known as the Asian king vulture, Indian black vulture or Pondicherry vulture, [2] is an Old World vulture mainly found ...
Bearded vulture Hen harrier Red kite. Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae. Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey, which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and Old World vultures. These birds have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons and keen eyesight.
The vegetation hosts a wide array of fauna with many emblematic breeds like the alpine marmot, the heather cock, the red crossbill, the golden eagle, the griffon, the egyptian vulture, le red kite, the bearded vulture as well as endemical animals: Pyrenean desman, Pyrenean brook salamander and isard.
The formerly extinct bearded vulture and the Alpine marmot have been successfully reintroduced. The park was established according to a 1971 declaration signed by the participating states at Heiligenblut , it nevertheless took until 1981, when the first parts around Großglockner and Hochschober in Carinthia were put under protection.