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Lammergeiers are long-winged vultures known for their unusual habit of dropping bones on to rocks to smash them open and get at the marrow.
Lammergeier (Gypaetus barbatus)
Huge and majestic, the lammergeier is a highly distinctive bird-of-prey and one of the largest old world vultures. Enormous wings enable it... More 35 Images 5 Videos ...
The name of the Lammergeier originates from German, in which language it means "lamb-vulture.
Lammergeier, Gypaetus barbatus
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Lammergeier, Lamm, lamb, and Geier, vulture), or bearded vulture, the Falco barbatus of Linnaeus and the Gypaetus barbatus of modern ornithologists, ...
Gypaetus barbatus - Lammergeier (photo)
Gyps
Gyps fulvus - Eurasian Griffon (photo)
Gyps rueppellii -Ruppell's Vulture
Circaetus
Circaetus gallicus - Short-toed Eagle
Circus
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If there were a "big five" of Spanish birds my candidates would be Lammergeier, Wallcreeper, Great Bustard, Spanish Imperial Eagle, and Dupont's Lark.
Vulture, Bearded aka Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus Found: Europe, Asia, Africa
Photographed by: 1, 2) Luca Bertolli 3, 4)Peter Wey 5, 6) Lukas Maton 7) Francois Loubser
Genus Gypohierax - 1 species ...
 See also: Eagle, Buzzard, Osprey, Vulture, Great Bustard
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