Egyptian Vultures consolidate their wintering population in Cáceres  - Vulture Conservation Foundation

Egyptian Vultures consolidate their wintering population in Cáceres  - Vulture Conservation Foundation

The Egyptian Vulture is the smallest and the only true long-distance migratory vulture species in Europe. Most individuals spend their reproductive season in mainland Europe and migrate in autumn to spend the cold months in Africa. However, several islands populations, like the Canary and Balearic Islands ones, winter on the same grounds as they breed. Evidence gathered over the past two decades confirmed the presence of another non-migratory po…