bearded vulture
noun
plural bearded vultures
: a large Old World vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) that occurs in mountainous regions and has long black bristles at the base of the bill : lammergeier
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The bearded vulture, a large bird of prey with an unusual diet consisting primarily of bones, has long fascinated ornithologists.
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Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Archaeologists in Spain recently published findings revealing the remarkable contents of bearded vultures' nests – including traces of the Middle Ages.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
In their study, the team spent years analysing the nests of bearded vultures—a species that is threatened in Europe—in southern Spain.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
The traditional image of a bird’s nest is a small, roughly circular twig structure in a tree, but the nests of bearded vultures look significantly different.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Keep your eyes peeled—and binoculars handy—for goat-like chamois, bearded vultures, and beavers against the stunning backdrop of Eiger, Mönch, Jungfrau, and the steep Justistal Valley below.
—AFAR Media, 18 July 2025
Another group, Rewilding Europe, is providing support to scientists working to preserve and restore species across the European continent, including the bearded vulture, the Iberian lynx, the marbled polecat, the imperial eagle, and the auroch—the extinct ancestor of domestic cattle.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Its conservation efforts restore habitats and build awareness about and sympathy for endangered animals such as condors in California, southern mountain yellow legged frogs in the San Gabriel Mountains and bearded vultures in South Africa.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
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Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Archaeologists in Spain recently published findings revealing the remarkable contents of bearded vultures' nests – including traces of the Middle Ages.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
In their study, the team spent years analysing the nests of bearded vultures—a species that is threatened in Europe—in southern Spain.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
The traditional image of a bird’s nest is a small, roughly circular twig structure in a tree, but the nests of bearded vultures look significantly different.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Keep your eyes peeled—and binoculars handy—for goat-like chamois, bearded vultures, and beavers against the stunning backdrop of Eiger, Mönch, Jungfrau, and the steep Justistal Valley below.
—AFAR Media, 18 July 2025
Another group, Rewilding Europe, is providing support to scientists working to preserve and restore species across the European continent, including the bearded vulture, the Iberian lynx, the marbled polecat, the imperial eagle, and the auroch—the extinct ancestor of domestic cattle.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Its conservation efforts restore habitats and build awareness about and sympathy for endangered animals such as condors in California, southern mountain yellow legged frogs in the San Gabriel Mountains and bearded vultures in South Africa.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
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