Bearded Vulture
Gypaetus barbatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusGypaetus (Bearded Vultures)
- SpeciesGypaetus barbatus (Bearded Vulture)
Closest Relatives at Sierra Nevada National Park
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
Western Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
Griffon Vulture
Gyps fulvus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
Short-toed Eagle
Circaetus gallicus
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
European Honey-buzzard
Pernis apivorus
Bonelli's Eagle
Aquila fasciata
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 5 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 6 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 8 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 9 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 10 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 11 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 12 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 13 | Khangchendzonga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 15 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Bearded Vulture in Sierra Nevada National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Bearded Vulture sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park, based on 40 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Bearded Vulture in Sierra Nevada National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Bearded Vulture in Sierra Nevada National Park in our monthly data.