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Gypaetus barbatus
Lammergeir Lam"mer*geir, Lammergeier Lam"mer*gei`er, n. [G. l["a]mmergeier; lamm, pl. l["a]mmer, lamb + geier vulture.] (Zo["o]l.) A very large vulture (Gypa["e]tus barbatus), which inhabits the mountains of Southern Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. When full-grown it is nine or ten feet in extent of wings. It is brownish black above, with the under parts and neck rusty yellow; the forehead and crown white; the sides of the head and beard black. It feeds partly on carrion and partly on small animals, which it kills. It has the habit of carrying tortoises and marrow bones to a great height, and dropping them on stones to obtain the contents, and is therefore called bonebreaker and ossifrage. It is supposed to be the ossifrage of the Bible. Called also bearded vulture and bearded eagle. [Written also lammergeyer.]

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- bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), also known as the lammergeier and ossifrage, is a very large bird of prey in the monotypic genus Gypaetus. Traditionally...
- within the family. Most authorities refer to two major clades: Gypaetinae (Gypaetus, Gypohierax and Neophron) and Aegypiinae (Aegypius, Gyps, Sarcogyps, Torgos...
- White-headed vulture, Trigonoceps occipitalis Bearded vulture (Lammergeier), Gypaetus barbatus Egyptian vulture, Neophron percnopterus Palm-nut vulture, Gypohierax...
- instance of Himalayan vultures using a nest made by bearded vultures (Gypaetus barbatus). On the Tibetan Plateau, Himalayan and bearded vultures were...
- Aegypius Cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus) Gypaetus Bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) Gypohierax Palm-nut vulture (Gypohierax angolensis) Gyps White-rumped...
- Aegypius Cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus) Gypaetus Bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) Gypohierax Palm-nut vulture (Gypohierax angolensis) Gyps White-rumped...
- nest predators. There have been witnessed accounts of bearded vultures (Gypaetus barbatus) and Spanish imperial eagles (Aquila adalberti) attempting to...
- Genus Common and binomial names Image Range Gypaetinae Gypaetus Storr, 1784 Bearded vulture Gypaetus barbatus High mountains in southern Europe, the Caucasus...
- Aegypius Cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus) Gypaetus Bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) Gypohierax Palm-nut vulture (Gypohierax angolensis) Gyps White-rumped...
- Aegypius Cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus) Gypaetus Bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) Gypohierax Palm-nut vulture (Gypohierax angolensis) Gyps White-rumped...