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Bearded vulture

Gypaetus barbatus

Photo by The MnMs
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Field Notes

Description:

Unlike most vultures, the bearded vulture does not have a bald head. The adult is mostly dark gray, rusty and whitish in color. It is grey-blue to grey-black above. Red eyelids.

Habitat:

It breeds in high mountains in southern Europe, the Caucasus, Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and Tibet.
This specimen lives in Pairi Daiza, Belgium.

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Bearded vulture

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Comments (6)
EmilyMarino
One of my favorite vultures! Beautiful shot!
The MnMs
Thanks for the compliments! It is captive so the bird was only a few meters away. I have a camera with a good zoom, and ideally for photo dummies like me. Is Olympus SP-820UZ :-)
Hannah F.
How did u get that great picture? U are a very good photographer!!!
Jae
Great shots, Marta.

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PublishedOctober 23, 2014

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