{"id":36626,"date":"2023-12-14T08:29:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T06:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/?p=36626"},"modified":"2025-05-05T15:46:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T12:46:46","slug":"how-bright-does-the-future-look-for-ruppells-vultures-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/blog\/how-bright-does-the-future-look-for-ruppells-vultures-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"How bright does the future look for R\u00fcppell\u2019s Vultures in Europe?"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the Vulture Conservation Foundation, we have been following the expansion of the R\u00fcppell\u2019s Vulture (Gyps rueppellii<\/em>) from Central Africa to Southern Europe over the last decades. Are these vultures searching for a safer haven to escape the threat of extinction in Africa? Or are they encountering a potential “genetic amalgamation threat”? Today, we present key insights from a newly published scientific paper<\/a> (Mu\u00f1oz et al., 2023), initially unveiled at the European Vulture Conference 2023<\/a>, offering insights into this complex case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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R\u00fcppell\u2019s Vulture (Gyps rueppelli<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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How bright is the future of R\u00fcppell\u2019s Vultures in Europe?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The R\u00fcppell\u2019s Vulture is globally classified as \u201cCritically Endangered\u201d according to the (IUCN\u2019s Red List of Threatened Species)<\/a>, the last category before global extinction. Native to African countries, including Mauritania, Senegal and Guinea, to Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenia and Tanzania, the species inhabits open savannahs, semi-arid lands or the periphery of deserts and rocky areas. It is easy to imagine the R\u00fcppell’s thriving in similar southern Iberian landscapes and climate conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Highly sociable and with a natural tendency to expand horizons, the R\u00fcppell\u2019s spotted in Europe are believed to have arrived amidst a flock of other migratory birds, eventually Griffon Vultures (Gyps fulvus<\/a><\/em>). Slightly smaller than the Griffon and with darker and mottled brown plumage, the two species share many phenotypical traits, and it is sometimes difficult to tell them apart when they circulate in the same updraft at high altitudes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The expansion of the R\u00fcppell\u2019s Vulture in Europe<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The first R\u00fcppell\u2019s Vulture seen in Spain was reported over 30 years ago, in 1992. Since then, the species has been observed mainly in southern Spain and Portugal<\/a>, and was seen for the first time in Italy in 2019<\/a>. It is fair to call it now \u201cEurope\u2019s 5th vulture species<\/a>\u201d, as there have been breeding attempts with R\u00fcppell\u2019s Vultures in C\u00e1diz and M\u00e1laga since 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is, however, an important fact: all R\u00fcppell\u2019s Vulture individuals breeding in Southern Spain were paired with Griffon Vultures. Like Juanita, a female R\u00fcppell\u2019s<\/a> who has permanently settled in Spain, and tried to breed\u00a0with a Griffon Vulture<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Throughout 2021-22, breeding attempts by mixed pairs have consistently occurred at a breeding colony in M\u00e1laga, but close monitoring of the individuals confirmed that mating did not result in egg-laying.<\/p>\nMu\u00f1oz et al., 2023<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Juanita, the only known adult Ru\u0308ppell’s Vulture that settled in Spain and Europe \u00a9 Antonio Tamayo\/ UMA <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Ru\u0308ppell’s Vulture Juanita photographed in flight \u00a9 Antonio Tamayo\/ UMA <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Could a R\u00fcppell\u2019s successfully breed with a Griffon Vulture?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

According to the authors, a tagged R\u00fcppell\u2019s male was observed mating with a female Griffon Vulture at the end of 2022. She successfully laid a fertile clutch, and the pair started incubating. Once the chick hatched, parents shared responsibilities in rearing and feeding, and the fledgling left the nest in September this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It is the first confirmed case of successful breeding of the two species in the wild!<\/p>\nMu\u00f1oz et al., 2023<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Until now, all breeding pairs observed in the wild in Spain were mixed, and authors suggest that hybridisation \u201cwill probably continue or even increase in Europe\u201d. Especially if we consider the population size of Griffon Vultures in Spain, the largest in Europe by far, with 30.100 \u2013 36.500 breeding pairs estimated (Vulture population estimates<\/a>, VCF, 2022).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Adult male Ru\u0308ppell\u2019s Vulture in the nest with the chick, raised with a female Griffon Vulture, in April2023 \u00a9 Mu\u00f1oz et al.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Adult female Griffon Vulture in the nest shadowing the chick, 2023 \u00a9 Mu\u00f1oz et al.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cEscaping from extinction or entering a genetic amalgamation trap?\u201d<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The title is extracted from the paper recently published<\/a> (Mu\u00f1oz et al., 2023<\/em>). African vulture species are, unfortunately, in a negative trajectory. Several Critically Endangered species<\/a> might become extinct in the coming decades if no conservation action is taken to mitigate the main threats affecting vulture survival. The R\u00fcppell\u2019s might be finding a way out of a dangerous Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, when a mixed pair successfully produces a chick, \u201cthe hybrid offspring could be sterile or breed mostly with Griffon Vultures\u201d. This could lead, for instance, to the extinction of the species in Europe through \u201cgenetic amalgamation\u201d (Mu\u00f1oz et al., 2023<\/em>). The authors recommend transcontinental efforts to monitor and follow the species from close and call for an international Action Plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A truly explorer: the (love) story of a R\u00fcppell\u2019s in South Africa<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The paper\u2019s authors shed light on a curious episode in 1994 when the first R\u00fcppell\u2019s Vulture was spotted in South Africa. A couple of years later, a male was observed mating\u2026with a female Cape Vulture<\/strong> (Gyps coprotheres<\/em>), although breeding was never confirmed. However, in 1999, a R\u00fcppell\u2019s Vulture was seen in the same area, this time incubating close to a Cape Vulture. There are records that the mixed pair successfully fledged offspring in two breeding seasons!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cape Vulture (Gyps coprotheres<\/em>) in South Africa, by \u00a9Yana Barzova participant of the Vultures in Focus – Photography Contest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Monitoring and following the species in Europe and Africa: insights shared at the European Vulture Conference<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The European Vulture Conference was an opportunity to hear the latest research findings and developments from those following R\u00fcppell\u2019s Vultures\u2019 expansion in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Day 2<\/a>, two standard talks were dedicated to the R\u00fcppell\u2019s Vulture, with presentations from Sandro L\u00f3pez-Ram\u00edrez<\/em><\/strong> about the potential long-term establishment of the species in Europe, and Michell Marcano Delgado<\/em><\/strong>, who presented an analysis of the spatiotemporal movements and home range of R\u00fcppell Vultures in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Day 3<\/a>, Jos\u00e9 Garrido<\/em><\/strong> presented conservation efforts needed for the species along the Western Flyway, shedding light on the main threats affecting the species while wintering in Africa, namely power lines, windfarms, human persecution, and poisoning. There was also a parallel session entirely dedicated to the species, with Antonio-Rom\u00e1n Mu\u00f1oz<\/em><\/strong> presenting the successful reproduction of a mixed pair this year in Spain; Alejandro Onrubia suggested that climate change-induced floods in the Sahel and the increasing proportion of Griffon Vultures might be facilitating the species expansion in Europe. Juan Ram\u00edrez<\/em><\/strong> <\/strong>presented the results of a breeding population in northern Senegal, a<\/strong>lerting for the population decline in West Africa and the need for further research. <\/strong>Maarten Vis highlighted the efforts of European Zoos in breeding the species in captivity. The last season yielded encouraging results, with 15 chicks hatched\u2014a crucial contribution to securing the species’ genetic diversity.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Antonio-Rom\u00e1n Mu\u00f1oz,  Juan Ram\u00edrez, and  Raimundo Real “A Critically Endangered African Vulture Starts Breeding in Europe: Escaping from Extinction or Entering a Genetic Amalgamation Trap?,”Ardeola<\/em> 71(1), 131-135, (28 November 2023). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.13157\/arla.71.1.2024.fo1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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