Egyptian Vulture in Kazakhstan
Karyakin I.V. Nikolenko E.G. Knizhov K.I. Pulikova G.I. Kaptyonkina A.G. Ongarbaev N.K.
December 2023Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Acta Zoologica Bulgarica
2023#202319 - 50 pp.
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus Linnaeus, 1758 is a breeding migrant in Kazakhstan at the northernmost border of its range. The area is divided into two parts differing significantly in biotope – patches of desert plateaus in the western Aral-Caspian region and semi-desert mountains in the south and southeast. We summarize all available literature on the distribution of Egyptian Vulture in Kazakhstan and analyse information from databases and photo-websites, plotting all data on a map and applying grid mapping to visualise the distribution. We also report a preliminary estimate of Egyptian Vulture abundance in Kazakhstan in 2000 to 2021. We modelled Egyptian Vulture distribution in Google Earth Engine using the image classification method Random Forest. Currently, 163 breeding territories of Egyptian Vultures have been identified in Kazakhstan. The bird’s population in Kazakhstan is estimated to range from 332 to 667 pairs, with an average of 502 pairs. The results of repeated visits to Egyptian Vultures breeding territories in Ustyurt and Karatau with intervals of 8–12 years suggest the stability of these populations despite various threats within the breeding range of this species.
distribution , Egyptian Vulture , Kazakhstan , Neophron percnopterus , raptor
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Sibecocenter Ltd., Russian Raptor Research and Conservation Network (RRRCN), Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
Biodiversity Research and Conservation Centre Community Trust (BRCC), Astana, Kazakhstan
Sibecocenter Ltd.
Biodiversity Research and Conservation Centre Community Trust (BRCC)
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