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Bearded Vulture
Gypaetus barbatus
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Aves ›Order: Accipitriformes ›Family: Accipitridae ›Genus: Gypaetus
About
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. Traditionally considered an Old World vulture, it actually forms a minor lineage of Accipitridae together with the Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus), its closest living relative. It is not much more closely related to the Old World vultures proper than to, for example, hawks, and differs from the former by its feathered...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Bearded Vulture is Gypaetus barbatus.
- Bearded Vulture belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Bearded Vulture belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Bearded Vulture belongs to the class Aves.
- Bearded Vulture belongs to the order Accipitriformes.
- Bearded Vulture belongs to the family Accipitridae.
- Bearded Vulture belongs to the genus Gypaetus.