Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Bearded Vulture



I like this bird because is a big bird and have rare colours.They eat bones because they throw the bones and then they eat the the rest of the bones.


Class: Aves.
Order: Falconiformes.
Family: AccipĂ­tridos.
Length: 110-145 cm.
Wingspan: 250-280 cm.
Weight: 5-7 kg.
Posted: 1-2 eggs. Incubation: 53-60 days.
Habitat: High mountain, rocky walls.
Distribution: Southern Europe, North Africa and Central Asia Minor. The Peninsula is present in the Pyrenees.
Sexual maturity: 6 years.
Longevity: 40 years.


CURIOSITIS

It is a sedentary bird while young people make short trips erratic after independence. The drastic reduction of its population in Europe has been primarily due to direct persecution and poison

By Enrique Escalera

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