Bearded vulture, lammergeier or ossifrage (Gypaetus barbatus) perched in Giant's Castle Game Reserve, Drakensberg, South Africa. Rare scavenger with striking plumage, known for bone-dropping behaviour.

gypaetus barbatus natural reserve natural area mountain rock adult alone posing profile shot overview scavenger biosphere reserve gypaetus lammergeier gypaetus barbatus unesco's world heritage cites appendix 2 game reserve december giant's castle nature reserve nature reserves nature reserve nature natural areas ecosystem ecosystems mountains rocks adults single lonely only solo one lone posed pose settlings settling profile sights profile sight profile shots profile view profile views side view overviews global sight global sights full length scavengers biosphere reserves lammergeiers bearded vulture gypaetus barbatus bearded vultures gypaetus barbatus world heritage site least concern species wildlife reserve environment protection environment management biodiversity management environment naturalness area earth's crust stage of development individual necrophage diet pattern species accipitridae falconiformes aves sauropsida tetrapoda tetrapodomorpha rhipidistia sarcopterygii euteleostomi gnathostomata vertebrata chordata deuterostomia coelomata bilateria metazoa opisthokonta eukaryota vulture prey diurnal bird bird sauropsid vertebrate chordate wild animal animal convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora cites iucn red list of threatened species drakensberg mountain massif kwazulu natal province south africa southern africa africa