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Bearded Vulture

Gypaetus barbatus

Classification

Class
Aves

The bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), 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. Traditionally considered an Old World vulture, it actually forms a separate minor lineage of Accipitridae together with the Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus), its closest living relative.

Distribution

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Spain · 9,915France · 6,092Netherlands · 1,836Switzerland · 1,641Italy · 1,488United Kingdom · 309Germany · 142Belgium · 6