bearded vulture, lammergeier (Gypaetus barbatus)

Query: birds of europe

Result: 1046^th of 1703

Subject:	bearded vulture, lammergeier (Gypaetus barbatus)
Poster:	Wiki Photos (---@---.---)

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Artist Jacques Christophe Werner (1798–1856)
Creator:Langlumé
Description
Gypaëtus barbatus
Date 1842-1848
Source/Photographer Temminck & Werner, Oiseaux d'Europe, Ordre 1, Rapaces, 4
Old Latin name Gypaëtus barbatus
New Latin name Gypaetus barbatus
Common name Nederlands: Lammergier
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gypa%C3%ABtus_barbatus_-_1842-1848_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ18100015.tif

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. The bearded vulture is the only known animal whose diet is almost exclusively bone. The bearded vulture is found in mountainous regions from Europe through much of Asia and Africa.

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