Population decline and range contraction of the Egyptian Vulture<i>Neophron percnopterus</i>in the Balkan Peninsula
Journal: Bird Conservation International
Year: 2014

Summary The Egyptian Vulture has been classified as ‘Endangered’ due to a rapid population decline in India and long term declines in Europe and Africa. Although the species has been reported to be declining in Eastern Europe, no quantitative assessment of the magnitude or the causes for population declines are available. We used monitoring data from the Balkan Peninsula to estimate changes in population size and extent of occurrence of Egyptian Vultures between 1980 and 2013. We quantified popu