Lammergeier
Lammergeier

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Product Name
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Lammergeier
Issue Date
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30 December 1992
Denomination
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200, 600, 800, 1100
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The bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), also known as the lammergeier or lammergeyer, is a bird of prey, and the only member of the genus Gypaetus. Traditionally considered an Old World vulture, it actually forms a minor lineage of Accipitridae together with the Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus), its closest living relative. It is not much more closely related to the Old World vultures proper than to, for example, hawks, and differs from the former by its feathered neck. Although dissimilar, the Egyptian and bearded vulture each have a lozenge-shaped tail – unusual among birds of prey. In July 2014, the IUCN Red List has reassesed this species to be Near threatened. Before July 2014, it was actually classed as Least Concern. Their population trend is decreasing.

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