{"id":6227,"date":"2016-09-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/blog\/and-suddenly-egyptian-vulture-rupis-quickly-migrated-to-africa\/"},"modified":"2016-09-24T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-09-24T00:00:00","slug":"and-suddenly-egyptian-vulture-rupis-quickly-migrated-to-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/blog\/and-suddenly-egyptian-vulture-rupis-quickly-migrated-to-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"And suddenly\u2026 Egyptian vulture Rupis quickly migrated to Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-6227 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2-2-928x521-1.png'><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"928\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2-2-928x521-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2-2-928x521-1.png 928w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2-2-928x521-1-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2-2-928x521-1-768x431.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3574'>\n\t\t\t\tCinereous Vulture pair in Belgium&#8217;s Planckendael Zoo\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p> Rupis &#8211; the subadult Egyptian vulture which was captured and tagged in the framework of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rupis.pt\/pt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">project LIFE Rupis<\/a> in July, spent the best part of September in an area west of Salamanca, not very far away from the Portuguese border (see map).<\/p>\n<p> Fieldteams sent to the site to see what attracted him so much to the area actually saw Rupis there, together with a number of other Egyptian vultures, griffon vultures and red kites, feeding around several herds of grazing cattle. It is likely that Rupis and the other scavengers took advantage of the placentas left by calving cattle. They were also seen often feeding around the dung piles scattered on the fllor.<\/p>\n<p> Rupis was captured close to Miranda do Douro in the upper Douro canyon. As a 3rd year, it was not breeding, but its detailed movements are very useful to identify suitable foraging areas and preferred feeding sites for the species in the region.<\/p>\n<p> Then, on 20th September, at 10am Rupis started its migration south \u2013 see map. Flying fast and looking like he knew where he was going \u2013 he has already migrated once or twice in his life &#8211;\u00a0 Rupis then covered 700km in 2 days. He arrived in the straits of Gibraltar area on the 22 nd September around midday, and crossed to Africa almost immediately, taking advantage of good conditions at the straits, flying over the sea to the west of Gibraltar (see map).<\/p>\n<p> The bulk of Egyptian vulture passage has already occurred, but colleagues from Fundaci\u00f3n Migres who are monitoring the passage at the straits mentioned that there is still a daily passage of between 30 and 70 Egyptian vultures, including adults, sub adults and young from the year, in small groups or flying single.<\/p>\n<p> Rupis spent its first night in Africa west of Meknes, and no doubt will continue south in the next few days \u2013 please see his migration at<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/our-work\/monitoring\/egyptian-vulture-online-maps\/\">http:\/\/www.4vultures.org\/our-work\/monitoring\/egyptian-vulture-online-maps\/<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rupis &#8211; the subadult Egyptian vulture which was captured and tagged in the framework of the project LIFE Rupis in July, spent the best part of September in an area west of Salamanca, not very far away from the Portuguese border (see map). 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