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Big Black II


Big Black II
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Copyright: Akif Aykurt (Raptorman) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 672 W: 11 N: 1042] (9707)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-09-01
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 350D, Canon 300 4.0L
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/1600 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-03-30 10:54
Viewed: 726
Points: 20
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Taxonomy
Kingdom: ANIMALIA
Phylum: CHORDATA
Class: AVES
Order: FALCONIFORMES
Family: ACCIPITRIDAE

Common Name/s: CINEREOUS VULTURE (Eng)
KARA AKBABA ( Tur )
VAUTOUR MOINE (Fre)
BUITRE NEGRO (Spa)
Species Authority: (Linnaeus,
Assessment Information
Red List Category & Criteria: NT ver 3.1 (2001)
Year Assessed: 2006
Assessor/s: BirdLife International
Evaluator/s: Burfield, I., Butchart, S. & Temple, H. (BirdLife International Red List Authority)
Justification: This species has a small population which appears to be suffering ongoing decline in its Asiatic strongholds, despite the fact that in parts of Europe numbers are now increasing. Consequently it qualifies as Near Threatened. Nearly qualifies as threatened under criteria C1.
History: 1988 - Threatened (Collar and Andrew 1988)
1994 - Lower Risk/near threatened (Collar, Crosby and Stattersfield 1994)
2000 - Lower Risk/near threatened (BirdLife International 2000)
2004 - Near Threatened (BirdLife International 2004)

Threats: The two main threats to the species are direct mortality caused by humans (either accidentally or deliberately) and decreasing availability of food. The main cause of death is the use of poisoned baits for predator extermination7, although shooting and destruction of nests also occur7,12. Hunting for sport is increasing in Mongolia12, and many birds are trapped or shot in China for their feathers. There are fears that the vetinary drug Diclofenac, which has caused the near-extinction of several Gyps vultures in India, may have a negative impact on A. monachus12, particularly as increasing numbers of the species are wintering in northern India14. In Europe, decreased food availability is caused by European Union legislation on carcass disposal7. In eastern Europe and central Asia, particularly in the former Soviet Union, changes in agricultural practices and human migration from the countryside to the cities have greatly reduced numbers of domestic livestock. Additionally, there have been steep declines in many populations of wild ungulates which provide a major food source for the species. The Saiga antelope (Saiga tartarica), for example, numbered over one million individuals ten years ago, and has now been reduced to a population of 30-40,00013. Habitat loss is also thought to be important7.
Citation: BirdLife International 2006. Aegypius monachus. In: IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. . Downloaded on 25 March 2008.
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iyi akşamlar Akif.
görmeyi çok isteyipte göremediğim bir Kara Akbaba .iyi yakalamışsın güzel bir çalışma.ellerine saglık.izmirden selamlar

Hello Akif,
Beautiful bird in flight.
TFS
Annick

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2398 W: 94 N: 5543] (17640)
  • [2008-03-30 11:41]

Hello Akif,
Excellent sharp photo in a great composition.
Regards,
Peter

Akif merhaba,
Çok heybetli ve muhteşem bir hayvan. Bu heybetli kuşumuzu görmenin zamanı geldi sanırım. Eline sağlık.
Selamlar
Mustafa

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  • cirano Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 656 W: 0 N: 228] (4950)
  • [2008-03-30 14:46]

Oldukça güzel.

Hi Akif,

You're showing us a wonderful in flight shot again.
Wonderful soft blue BG color tones against wich the bird does stand out greatly.
Excellent note!!!
Love the composition with the diagonall lines of the wings.
Very well done. TFS!!!

Best regards, Harry

great capture, TFS Ori

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  • izler Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 1399 W: 3 N: 30] (506)
  • [2008-03-31 1:19]

selam akif
pek cok guzel ve nadir kuslarimiz gibi tehdit altindaki bu muhtesem kara akbabayi ucar halde gayet iyi kadrajlamissin
zamanlama, goz temasi ve detaylar nefis
eline saglik
selamlar
izler

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2405 W: 63 N: 4227] (13822)
  • [2008-03-31 7:59]

Merhaba Akif,
Cekim acin,detaylar ve kompozisyon cok guzel. Eline saglik
Selamlar

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  • NinaM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 801 W: 3 N: 2100] (6596)
  • [2008-03-31 11:08]

How do you do that, this pov? Wow, amazing, it's as if you were flying with this big bird. Beautiful capture, amazingly sharp and what a sight to look into the eyes of this vulture. Thank you!

Francine

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