Bearded VultureDutch: Lammergier |
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| Order: | Falconiformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Gypaetus |
| Species: | Gypaetus barbatus |
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| Female bird, rampotheca absent. Many thanks to the Royal Belgian institute of natural sciences, Brussels, for allowing us to photograph this specimen. | |
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Side, top and bottom view of skull. (Click on image to enlarge) |
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| Length: | 150 mm |
| Length cranium: | 66 mm |
| Width (cranium): | 71 mm |
| Height (cranium): | 45 mm |
| Alternative names: Bartgeier (German), Gypaète barbu (French), Quebrantahuesos (Spanish) | |