Bearded Vulture
Bearded VultureBearded VultureBearded Vulture

Bearded Vulture

Gypaetus barbatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park
154 Verified records at Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), also known as the lammergeier and ossifrage, is a very large bird of prey in the monotypic genus Gypaetus. The bearded vulture is the only known vertebrate whose diet consists of 70–90% bone. Traditionally considered an Old World vulture, it actually forms a separate minor lineage of Accipitridae together with the Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus), its closest living relative. It is not much more closely related to the Old World vultures proper than to, for example, hawks, and differs from the former by its feathered neck. Although dissimilar, the Egyptian and bearded vulture each have a lozenge-shaped tail—unusual among birds of prey. It is vernacularly known as Homa, a bird in Iranian mythology. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Bearded Vulture sighting in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, based on 154 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park

Griffon Vulture
LC

Griffon Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gyps fulvus

70–80% · Very likely
Egyptian Vulture
EN Endemic

Egyptian Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Neophron percnopterus

20–30% · Possible
Red Kite
LC

Red Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Milvus milvus

20–30% · Possible
Golden Eagle
LC Endemic

Golden Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aquila chrysaetos

10–20% · With luck
Short-toed Eagle
LC

Short-toed Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Circaetus gallicus

10–20% · With luck
Booted Eagle
LC

Booted Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hieraaetus pennatus

10–20% · With luck
Common Buzzard
LC Endemic

Common Buzzard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo buteo

5–10% · With luck
European Honey-buzzard
LC

European Honey-buzzard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pernis apivorus

5–10% · With luck
Black Kite
LC

Black Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Milvus migrans

5–10% · Rare
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
LC

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Accipiter nisus

<5% · Rare
Cinereous Vulture
NT

Cinereous Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aegypius monachus

Insufficient data
Western Marsh-Harrier
LC

Western Marsh-Harrier

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Circus aeruginosus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
50–60
May
30–40
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
50–60
Oct
50–60
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
40–50%
2 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
20–30%
3 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
4 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
10–20%
5 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
6 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
7 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
8 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
9 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
5–10%
10 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
<5%
11 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
12 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
13 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
14 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
15 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
16 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
17 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bearded Vulture in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park?

About 46% of wildlife watchers report a Bearded Vulture sighting in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, based on 154 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Bearded Vulture in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Bearded Vulture in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park in our monthly data.

← Back to Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park