Reference photo — Francesco Veronesi from Italy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Bearded Vulture
Gypaetus barbatus
Challenging
Near threatened
Not photographed yet
Distribution
Range
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Quick facts
- Group
- Birds
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Size
- 2.3–2.8 m (wingspan)
- Weight
- 4.5–7.8 kg
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Lifespan
- 20–25 yrs
- Habitat
- High mountains, Cliffs, Alpine pastures
About
The bearded vulture, also known as the lammergeier and ossifrage, is a very large bird of prey in the monotypic genus Gypaetus. The bearded vulture is the only known vertebrate whose diet consists of 70–90% bone.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.