bearded vulture, lammergeier (Gypaetus barbatus)

Query: birds of prey

Result: 938^th of 1653

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

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Artist George Edwards (1694–1773)
Creator:Johann Michael Seligmann
Description
Gypaëtus barbatus
Date 1700-1880
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer Edwards V 1
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_-_1700-1880_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ18100009.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.

birds of prey
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