Nest with 3 Egyptian Vulture chicks - request for information

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Pascual Lopez

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Jul 24, 2025, 11:48:03 AM7/24/25
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Dear colleagues,

During the 2025 breeding season monitoring of Egyptian Vultures, we have documented a nest with three nestlings. After a quick (non-exhaustive) literature search on clutch size in the species, we found no references to such cases, as the typical number of chicks per nest is one or two.

We are planning to publish a very short letter documenting this case once the breeding season is completed (as of today, the three chicks are still in the nest and have not yet fledged).

Do you happen to know of any published reference (article, book, monograph, etc.) or unpublished record mentioning a clutch size of three eggs or the successful hatching and/or fledging of three chicks in this species, anywhere in the world? Any information, even from grey literature or personal observations, would be very welcome.

I hope everything is going well.

Best regards,

Pascual

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Dr. Pascual López López
Associate Professor
University of Valencia
Movement Ecology Lab
“Cavanilles" Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology
http://paslopez.wordpress.com
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Şafak Arslan

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Jul 25, 2025, 2:23:10 AM7/25/25
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Dear Pascal,

Congratulations on this find!

During the 2020 breeding season, we monitored 90 breeding pairs in the Beypazarı region of Türkiye. One of the pairs had three chicks, although only two successfully fledged.

I’m attaching the article for your reference. (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/362930140_Breeding_biology_of_the_Egyptian_Vulture_Neophron_percnopterus_in_the_Beypazari_area_Turkey)

Best regards,
Şafak Arslan
Koruma Programı Koordinatörü
Conservation Manager


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5. Breeding biology of the Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus in the Beypazar area Turkey.pdf

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Jul 28, 2025, 5:48:59 AM7/28/25
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Dear all,
 
Back in 2023 there was a similar thread about this in the same group.
 
At the time, and apart from the record from Turkey shared by Safak, others identified other historic cases:
 
Stoyan Nikolov mentioned two cases - both on islands, one in Masirah / Oman and one in Farasan / KSA.
Volen Arkumarev mentioned a case in Bulgaria in early 2000s, three chicks successfully raised by a pair
Lusine Aghajanyan mentioned one registered case in Armenia - a nest with 3 eggs and 3 fledglings later, in the early 1990s, near Sevan Lake.
 
Thanks,
 
José
 
On 07/25/2025 7:22 AM WEST Şafak Arslan <safak....@dogadernegi.org> wrote:
 
 
Dear Pascal,
 
Congratulations on this find!
 
During the 2020 breeding season, we monitored 90 breeding pairs in the Beypazarı region of Türkiye. One of the pairs had three chicks, although only two successfully fledged.
 
 
Best regards,
Şafak Arslan
Koruma Programı Koordinatörü
Conservation Manager
 
Doğa
BirdLife in Turkey
 
 
 
 
 
Pascual Lopez <lopez....@gmail.com>, 24 Tem 2025 Per, 18:48 tarihinde şunu yazdı:
Dear colleagues,
During the 2025 breeding season monitoring of Egyptian Vultures, we have documented a nest with three nestlings. After a quick (non-exhaustive) literature search on clutch size in the species, we found no references to such cases, as the typical number of chicks per nest is one or two.
We are planning to publish a very short letter documenting this case once the breeding season is completed (as of today, the three chicks are still in the nest and have not yet fledged).
Do you happen to know of any published reference (article, book, monograph, etc.) or unpublished record mentioning a clutch size of three eggs or the successful hatching and/or fledging of three chicks in this species, anywhere in the world? Any information, even from grey literature or personal observations, would be very welcome.
I hope everything is going well.
Best regards,
Pascual
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Dr. Pascual López López
Associate Professor
University of Valencia
Movement Ecology Lab
“Cavanilles" Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology
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