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DISTRIBUTION AND STATUS OF THE BEARDED VULTURE GYPAETUS BARBATUS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:1992
Authors:BROWN, CJ
Journal:Ostrich
Volume:63
Issue:1
Date Published:1992
ISBN Number:0030-6525
Keywords:Accipitridae, Africa, Gypaetus, Gypaetus barbatus, Lesotho, southern Africa, Struthio, Struthio camelus, Struthionidae
Abstract:Summary Brown, C. J. 1992. Distribution and status of the Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus in southern Africa. Ostrich 62:1-9. The post-1980 breeding distribution of Bearded Vultures Gypaetus barbatus in southern Africa covers an area of about 35000 km2. Their foraging range is almost three times larger. The total southern African population consists of about 630 birds, comprising about 204 breeding pairs and 224 young birds. The breeding birds are distributed as follows: about 122 pairs in Lesotho, 42 in Natal (37 on the Drakensberg escarpment), 17 pairs in the Transkei, 16 in the northeastern Cape, four in QwaQwa and three in the Orange Free State.Summary Brown, C. J. 1992. Distribution and status of the Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus in southern Africa. Ostrich 62:1-9. The post-1980 breeding distribution of Bearded Vultures Gypaetus barbatus in southern Africa covers an area of about 35000 km2. Their foraging range is almost three times larger. The total southern African population consists of about 630 birds, comprising about 204 breeding pairs and 224 young birds. The breeding birds are distributed as follows: about 122 pairs in Lesotho, 42 in Natal (37 on the Drakensberg escarpment), 17 pairs in the Transkei, 16 in the northeastern Cape, four in QwaQwa and three in the Orange Free State.
URL:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00306525.1992.9634172
Short Title:Ostrich
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