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Greatest wingspan for an Old World vulture

Greatest wingspan for an Old World vulture
Who
bearded vulture (lammergeier) Gypaetus barbatus
Where
Not Applicable
When
03 January 2013
The Old World vulture with the greatest wingspan is the bearded vulture or lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus. A somewhat atypical species, with a wedge-shaped tail and feathered head, and native to southern Europe, Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and Tibet, it boasts a wingspan of 2.31–2.83 m. This span just exceeds that of the comparably impressive griffon vulture Gyps fulvus of southern Europe, northern Africa, and Asia, whose wingspan is 2.30–2.80 m.