{"id":13710,"date":"2020-05-15T11:06:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T08:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/?p=13710"},"modified":"2025-05-05T15:47:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T12:47:14","slug":"how-many-bearded-vultures-hatched-this-breeding-season-in-captivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/blog\/how-many-bearded-vultures-hatched-this-breeding-season-in-captivity\/","title":{"rendered":"How many Bearded Vultures hatched this breeding season in captivity?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bearded Vulture chick (c) Hansruedi Weyrich<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The breeding season within our Bearded Vulture Captive Breeding Network (EEP) kicked off in October 2019 when Bearded Vultures started displaying breeding behaviours. Fast forward to seven months later, and the hatching period is now officially over. This was a very intense period for human keepers taking care of the birds and breeding the species in captivity. How many captive Bearded Vultures hatched this season? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overview of the 2019\/20 Bearded Vulture Breeding Season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In October, breeding pairs began playing with nesting materials such as sticks and wool, building their nest, engaging in mutual preening and exhibiting aggression towards neighbouring pairs, therefore\u00a0signalling the start of the breeding season<\/a>. Nest building for Bearded Vultures usually begins around three months before egg-laying, with copulations occurring anywhere between 50 and 90 days.\u00a0This time, the first egg was laid on 2 December 2019<\/a>, which is considered quite early for the species. Following the egg-laying, pairs incubate their clutch for around 54 days.\u00a0On 30 January, the first chick hatched at Guadalent\u00edn<\/a>, which breeds the most Bearded Vultures every year and specialises in double adoptions and naturally raising chicks coming from other facilities.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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