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Waar om die Bearded Vulture in Suid-Afrika te sien

Gashere het die Bearded Vulture gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, Giants Castle Game Reserve and Kamberg Nature Reserve.

Gypaetus barbatus · Near Threatened

Bearded Vulture
Foto: (c) Justin Ponder, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Wanneer en waar om die Bearded Vulture te vind

Gashere het die Bearded Vulture gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, Giants Castle Game Reserve and Kamberg Nature Reserve.

Beste tye van die dag

  • Van laatoggend tot middel van die middag. Roofvoëls sweef sodra die son warm lugstrome laat opstyg.
  • Vroegoggend. Sit dikwels terwyl die lug warm word.

Hoe om te kyk

Ry self

Jou eie voertuig en pas, op die park se paaie.

Waar gashere dit aanteken

IUBN Rooi Lys

Near Threatened

Spesie

Gypaetus barbatus

Waarnemings

191

iNaturalist-waarnemings

Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.

Vrae wat reisigers vra

’n Waarneming beteken dat ’n gasheer die Bearded Vulture op die eiendom of naby gesien het. Dit waarborg nooit dat jy dit sal sien nie.

Which parks and reserves are best for the Bearded Vulture in South Africa?

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Bearded Vulture at stays in or beside uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, Giants Castle Game Reserve, Kamberg Nature Reserve and Royal Natal National Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.

Where can you see the Bearded Vulture in South Africa?

The Bearded Vulture is most recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (63% of records), Free State (25% of records), Eastern Cape (13% of records), based on 191 iNaturalist observations. 14 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Bearded Vulture on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the Bearded Vulture?

The Bearded Vulture is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Giants Castle Game Reserve: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Kamberg Nature Reserve: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Royal Natal National Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

What is the conservation status of the Bearded Vulture?

The Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

What is the Bearded Vulture?

The bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), also known as the lammergeier or ossifrage, is a bird of prey and the only member of the genus Gypaetus. Traditionally considered an Old World vulture, it actually forms a minor lineage of Accipitridae together with the Egyptian vulture, its closest living relative.

Verblyf wat teruggee

Waar om te bly vir ’n kans om die Bearded Vulture te sien

Elke verblyf op die Bearded Vulture-bladsy lys die spesies wat die gasheer op of naby die eiendom aangeteken het. ’n Aantekening is ’n waarneming, nooit ’n belofte nie.

Kyk waar om te bly