bearded vulture, lammergeier, ossifrage (Gypaetus barbatus) Bearded Vulture - Giant Castle 010001
Date 7 October 2014, 12:01
Source Bearded Vulture - Giant Castle 010001
Author Francesco Veronesi from Italy https://www.flickr.com/people/30818542@N04
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bearded_Vulture_-_Giant_Castle_010001_(15280863060).jpg
The bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), also known as the lammergeier or ossifrage, is a bird of prey and the only member of the genus Gypaetus. Traditionally considered an Old World vulture, it actually forms a minor lineage of Accipitridae together with the Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus), its closest living relative. The bearded vulture is the only known animal whose diet is almost exclusively bone (70-90%). The bearded vulture is sparsely distributed across a considerable range. It may be found in mountainous regions from Europe through much of Asia and Africa.
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Subfamily: Gypaetinae
Genus: Gypaetus
Species: Gypaetus barbatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
