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Common Name

Bearded Vulture

Alternate Names

Lammergeier Vulture, Ossifrage

Common Type

Vulture

Order

Accipitriformes

Family

Accipitridae

Genus

Gypaetus

Species

barbatus

Conservation Status

Near Threatened

Location Photographed

Ethiopia,

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Partially Migratory but usually resident

Preferred Habitat

Mountainous regions with plentiful cliffs, canyons and gorges.

Distribution and Range

Distributed across a vast range from Europe to Siberia and Africa

Food

Diet consists almost entirely of bone marrow from smaller dead mammals. Bones from larger animals are intentionally dropped onto rocks from over 100 ft to break them to expose the marrow.

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