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Lammergeier, Bearded Vulture
Gypaetus barbatus
(G. b. aureus)
| Armenian Name: | Գառնանգղ |
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| Species Status: | Threatened Species - Species of Special Concern |
See Plate 9 for Lammergeier, Bearded Vulture and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
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| Abundance: | Uncommon |
| Length: | 100-115 cm, Wing Span:266-282 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 31. |
| Description: | Huge vulture with proportionately long narrow wings and long bluntly-pointed tail. |
| Adult: | Blackish upperparts with dull orange underbody and head. Black mask through eyes extends into a "beard" below base of bill. |
| Juvenile: | Dark brown above; blackish head and neck and brown-gray underparts. |
| Immature: | Shows varying amounts of white on back and wing coverts. |
| Behavior: | Soars on slightly-drooped wings with upturned tips. Often soars above gorges and mountain meadows. |
| Habitat: | Remote mountains with forests, meadows, deep gorges, and cliffs. |
| Food: | Bones and fresh carrion; also takes birds and small mammals such as young wild goats. |
| Nest: | Massive pile of branches lined with twigs, grass, wool, and fur on cliff or in deep cave. |
| Eggs: | 84 mm, 1-2, pale reddish-brown, purple blotches. |
