Bearded Vulture
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Bearded Vulture

Gypaetus barbatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Langtang National Park
49 Verified records at Langtang National Park
December 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 →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Bearded Vulture sighting in Langtang National Park, based on 49 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Langtang National Park

Himalayan Vulture
NT

Himalayan Vulture

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gyps himalayensis

20–30% · Possible
Mountain Hawk-Eagle
NT

Mountain Hawk-Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nisaetus nipalensis

10–20% · With luck
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
LC

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Accipiter nisus

5–10% · With luck
Black Kite
LC

Black Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Milvus migrans

5–10% · With luck
Himalayan Buzzard
LC

Himalayan Buzzard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo refectus

5–10% · With luck
Bonelli's Eagle
LC

Bonelli's Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aquila fasciata

5–10% · Rare
Upland Buzzard
LC

Upland Buzzard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo hemilasius

<5% · Rare
Steppe Eagle
EN

Steppe Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aquila nipalensis

<5% · Rare
Booted Eagle
LC

Booted Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hieraaetus pennatus

<5% · Rare
Oriental Honey-buzzard
LC

Oriental Honey-buzzard

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pernis ptilorhynchus

<5% · Rare
Golden Eagle
LC Endemic

Golden Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aquila chrysaetos

<5% · Rare
Black Eagle

Black Eagle

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ictinaetus malayensis

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
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 Langtang National Park?

About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Bearded Vulture sighting in Langtang National Park, based on 49 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Bearded Vulture in Langtang National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Bearded Vulture in Langtang National Park in our monthly data.

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