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.

The bearded vulture is an enormous, majestic scavenger with a peculiar diet, mostly feeding on the bones of dead animals. They are one of the largest birds of prey, larger than a golden eagle in size – and are the Alps largest bird.

The Bearded vulture is the only known vertebrate whose diet consists almost exclusively (70 to 90 percent) of bone. It doesn’t migrate and lives and breeds on crags in high mountains. This mysterious scavenger is also identified as a mythical bird in Iran and northwest Asia.

lammergeier, (Gypaetus barbatus), large eaglelike vulture of the Old World (family Accipitridae), frequently over 1 metre (40 inches) long, with a wingspread of nearly 3 metres (10 feet). The lammergeier inhabits mountainous regions from central Asia and eastern Africa to Spain.

Breathtakingly majestic inhabitant of high and remote mountain ranges, where they build large nests on cliff ledges or in caves. Even as a distant speck, this is an unmistakable raptor, with an almost albatross-like wing shape and span, coupled with a long diamond-shaped tail.

The Bearded Vulture is the only European raptor that regularly feeds on the bones and bone marrow of dead animals. This specialization reduces its competition with other vultures and carrion birds. In addition to feeding on animal carcasses, this raptor sometimes also attacks live animals, such as rock hyraxes and ibex goats.

The Bearded Vulture is Europe’s rarest vulture. Still, the population of the species on the continent is on the rise thanks to extensive reintroduction and conservation efforts. It is an unmistakable bird, both for its breathtaking features and its unique behaviour.

Once common across mountains from western Spain to the Balkans, the formidable Bearded Vulture disappeared across almost all its European range more than a century ago. But after a decades-long conservation effort, the massive birds have begun to …

The Bearded vulture is the symbol of Bulgarian nature conservation, depicted on all protected areas and objects for decades. The first ever ex-situ breeding of the Bearded vulture was launched in the Royal Sofia Zoo in 1916.

2020年3月4日 · Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.lammer1.01