{"id":13314,"date":"2020-03-12T10:24:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T08:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/?p=13314"},"modified":"2021-05-19T11:17:01","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T08:17:01","slug":"bearded-vulture-chicks-in-andalucia-are-hatching-both-in-the-wild-and-in-captivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/blog\/bearded-vulture-chicks-in-andalucia-are-hatching-both-in-the-wild-and-in-captivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Bearded Vulture chicks in Andalucia are hatching both in the wild and in captivity!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ochoa – the fourth Bearded Vulture chick to hatch in Guadalentin in 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

One of the most successful breeding pairs, coming from a captive background, hatched yet another chick in the wild in Andalucia! The Bearded Vulture captive breeding centre of Guadalent\u00edn in Andalucia also produced five Bearded Vulture chicks so far this season!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first wild chick in Andalucia for 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consejer\u00eda de Agricultura, Ganader\u00eda, Pesca y Desarrollo Sostenible<\/a> has confirmed the that the first wild Bearded Vulture chick hatched in Andalusia for 2020, which has been called Savuti and broke its shell at the beginning of March. The technicians of Plan de Recuperaci\u00f3n de Aves Necr\u00f3fagas de la Comunidad Aut\u00f3noma and an agent of Medio Ambiente Comisionado made the historic discovery. They were also able to observe its parents feeding it, who come from a captive breeding background. Both parents are adults who hatched in Guadalent\u00edn – the female hatched in 2012 and the male in 2010. They were released within the framework of the reintroduction project of the Bearded Vulture in Andalusia, led by the Junta de Andaluc\u00eda<\/a>, following the extinction of the species in 1986. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A successful breeding pair <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These birds have been successful in their breeding every year since 2017, so the chick that hatched in 2020 is already the fourth of this experienced pair that surprises technicians for its high efficiency. The Bearded Vulture can live for a long period of time, sometimes exceeding 40 years of life. This species has a very long reproductive cycle that begins during October and concludes around August or September with the fledgling of the youngling. It is, therefore, a demanding breeding process from the physical point of view, since it involves, among other activities, the defence of the territory, the construction of the nest, a period of copulations, the laying, the hatching and the search for food for the chick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is not very common for a pair to manage to breed successfully for four consecutive years. So the success of the Andalusian pair can also be contributed to their natural environment that is of high quality, with an abundance of available food and undisturbed area for breeding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Captive-bred Bearded Vulture hatchlings 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Meet Kobe – the first Bearded Vulture chick that hatched in captivity this season (c) VCF<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Bearded Vulture Captive Breeding Centre in Guadalent\u00edn has so far welcomed five chicks this season – Kobe, Nieto, Ochoa, Gon\u00e7alves and Marieke who are named after renowned athletes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first Bearded Vulture to hatch in Guadalent\u00edn was Kobe. This event marked the beginning of the hatchling period for the Vulture Conservation Foundation’s (VCF) Bearded Vulture captive breeding network (EEP). Kobe, named after the legendary Kobe Bryant, hatched on 30 January weighing 139.1 grams. A few days later, on 5 February, its sibling hatched! Nieto, named after \u00c1ngel Nieto, weighed 127.2g and was in perfect health. Their parents are Joseph and Keno.https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fvultureconservationfoundation%2Fvideos%2F2537192896607373%2F&show_text=0&width=560<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The third chick to hatch this season in Guadalent\u00edn was Ochoa and its parents are El\u00edas and Viola. This chick broke its shell on Saturday, 22 February and weighed 149.4g. Its sibling, Gon\u00e7alves, shortly followed hatching on 28 February with a weight of 148.5g.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The last chicks to hatched was Marieke, named after Marieke Vervoort. The chick began to break the shell on 5 March, but the technicians had to support the hatching as it showed signs of not being able to continue. He is the child of the couple Tranco and Sabina, who until now had only managed to obtain a descendant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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