>about the "Black Condor" of Siberia. They were saying that
the very hard
>freeze which has hit Siberia is drastically impacting on the
endangered
>"Black Condor", whose population is down to about 1000 birds.
>Does anyone have any idea to which species they were
referring?
Does the Cinereous (Black) Vulture occur that far east?
Which part of Siberia are they talking about anyhow? Even if
it does, I doubt the population is down to 1000 birds, except
perhaps regionally.
I saw Black Vulture in Kyrgyzstan in 2000, and I guess it may
range as far east as the Altai - TransBaikal region at least,
but don't have any maps on hand to check.
Lawrie
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