Prakruti Parichay
AccipitridaeGypaetus

Bearded Vulture

Gypaetus barbatu

100–115 cmVery Large
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Resident. Pakistan and Himalayas. Huge size. long and narrow pointed wings, and large wedge-shaped tail. Adult has pale head with black mask and beard, greyish - black upperparts. wings and ta il. and cream or rufous-orange underparts contrasting with black underwing-coverts. Juvenile as blackish head and neck and grey-brown underparts. Spends long periods soaring. Highly manoeuvrable in flight. Mountains.

Colour

BlackGreyRufous / Red-brownOrange
Average size
107.5 cm
Habitat
Mountains.
Behaviour
Resident., as blackish head and neck and grey-brown underparts. Spends long periods soaring. Highly manoeuvrable in flight.

About this bird

Resident. Pakistan and Himalayas. Huge size. long and narrow pointed wings, and large wedge-shaped tail. Adult has pale head with black mask and beard, greyish - black upperparts. wings and ta il. and cream or rufous-orange underparts contrasting with black underwing-coverts. Juvenile as blackish head and neck and grey-brown underparts. Spends long periods soaring. Highly manoeuvrable in flight. Mountains.

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Bearded Vulture is bigger than Great Indian Bustard but smaller than Common Crane.

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Bearded Vulture

Gypaetus barbatu

100–115 cm